AITUC demands permanent jobs for contractual health workers

Aurangabad

: The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), ahead of the mega hiring of 17,000 health workers across the state, has demanded permanent jobs for all contractual health workers working under the National Health Mission for last 10-15 years.

An protest rally has also been called on Monday at Aurangabad district collectorate to press for their demand. For the last 8 days, the contractual workers employed at primary health centres in rural Maharashtra have been resorting to strike with the same demand.

A meeting was called on Friday after 8 days of strike by health workers at VD Deshpande hall in Cidco N-7 on Friday.

According to Abhay Taksal of AITUC affiliated Maharashtra Kamgar Karmachari Sanghatna, the health workers like nurses, data entry operators, pharmacists and counsellors have been working consistently for the last several years at meagre wages.

“Now, the state government has decided to undertake mega recruitment to hire 17,000 workers. Ahead of that, we demand that all the contractual workers be absorbed by the government,” he said.