PHED contract staff appeal
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 21 2021:
Contract Staff of PHED working as frontline workers in this pandemic urged the Government to provide benefits of frontline workers to them.
Assistant Engine Operators (AEO) and Technical Jugali (TJ) were recruited in 2016 following a recruitment notification/advertisement issued in the same year and the contract staff of Imphal Urban Water Supply Project and Imphal Sewerage Project have been working no less than the regular staff of PHED since 2016, said the contract staff.
However AEO are paid Rs 6090 pm and TJ are paid Rs 5840 pm which are also not paid on regular basis and there has been no consideration to increase the salary/remuneration.
In addition to this the contract staff doesn't enjoy general holidays and Sunday off like regular staff, added the contract staff.
The contract staff have been facing more problems due to the pandemic and one of them has also succumbed to death while many are COVID-19 positive.
In light of this, the contract staff urged the Government to increase their salary, provide, relevant benefits and also provide appropriate compensation to the families of the deceased and families affected by COVID.