KERALA ASHA The workers of the indefinite strike enter the 13th day Chennithala urges CM Pinarayi Vijayan to intervene

Asha’s workers are on an indefinite strike during the last 13 days in Kerala. They protest better salaries and benefits. On Saturday, the veteran leader of Congress and Senior MLA Ramesh Chennithala visited the protest site in front of the State Secretariat to express his solidarity.

Chennithala asked Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to intervene and resolve the ongoing strike.

“If CM Vijayan intervenes, this protest could be resolved in just 30 minutes. The government has the responsibility of addressing this genuine problem, since these asha workers have been the backbone of the state’s health response in times of crisis, if It was the Covid-19 Pandemia or the devastating floods, “Chennithala said after meeting with the protesters.

The veteran leader of the CPI and former Minister of State C. Divakaran has also said that the demands of these unfortunate Asha workers are genuine and if CM Vijayan wishes to be able to solve it in five minutes.

Around 26,000 ASHA workers of Todo Kerala have been organizing a rotary protest, demanding better working conditions and fair compensation.

On Thursday, the association intensified the protest in an indefinite strike, promising not to return to work until its demands are met.

Zeenath, an asha worker at the protest site, said frustration saying: “We received only 7,000 rupees per month. How can anyone direct a home in that? When we retire, we have nothing. We are waiting for the government to announce a Revised honorary and a unique retirement benefit. “

Protesters demand an increase in their monthly honor of RS 7,000 to RS 21,000 plus retirement benefits, and the authorization of pending payments.

What has fueled his anger even more is the supposed government attempts to intimidate protesters with warnings of “serious consequences” to participate in the strike.

In addition to its frustration, there were recent government decisions, including a substantial salary increase for the members of the Kerala Public Service Commission and an increase in travel allocation for KV Thomas, Kerala representative in Delhi, ads that have intensified The sense of injustice of workers.

(This report has been published as part of the automatic union wire feed. Apart from the headline, ABP Live has not been made in the copy).