The State Government’s contractual and outsourcing employees continued wearing black badges at their workplaces for the fourth consecutive day on Monday to press for abolishment of contractual posts and regularisation of their jobs.
Over two lakh contractual and outsourcing employees belonging to various offices from block to district levels under the banner of the Odisha Karmachari Mahamacha have been wearing black badges from June 1 and continue to do so till June 8.
They would hold a massive rally on June 25 and 26 here in protest against the apathetic attitude of the State Government if demands are not met by then, said association convenor Pravat Mohanty.
They alleged that the State Government has defied the Supreme Court’s direction of ‘equal pay for equal work’ and exploited the workers a lot. They also said that they are working at a less salary than even the daily wagers.
They have also decided to hold ‘Naveen Nivas Chal’ programme on June 27 to submit a memorandum to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Mahamancha convenor Prabhat Mohanty, Outsourcing Employees Associton present Sanjay Kumar Patnaik, Tapas Kumar Mishra, Satyabrat Barik, Prakash Chandra Bedanta, Sachitra Kumar Das, Hemant Bastia, Samarendra Pradhan, Deba Sahu, Pratap Kumar Nath and Arundhati Mishra led the silent protest at their respective offices.