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Mangaluru: Waste handling workers on strike - No garbage clearance on Jan 3

  •   Sat, Jan 02 2021 12:48:09 PM

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Jan 2: Workers of Antony Waste Handling Cell (Pvt) Ltd have decided to agitate against the non-fulfilment of commitments made by the company by staying away from work on Sunday January 3. As a result, garbage clearance in the city limits will not take place on Sunday.

The workers said they are forced to resort to protest as the management of the company has not fulfilled its promises. When the workers struck work and went on strike on December 2020 in pursuance of their various demands, the company had reportedly given 12 assurances in writing.

The management had agreed to disburse monthly salary before the tenth of the next month, restrict work hours to eight hours a day and to pay overtime in case of work exceeding the time limit, holding inquiry and taking action against those who commit atrocities on workers, considering the issue of earned leave, settling issues of provident fund and employees state insurance at the earliest, disbursement of November salary within two days and payment of bonus within December end, undertaking vehicle repair work on priority, issuing salary details individually, payment of salary in respect of workers who went home during corona lockdown after verifying files, disbursement of salary as per government rules every month, drivers and workers cannot take leave without informing supervisor sin advance, and holding of meeting of workers and management representatives every month, they said.

The workers of Antony Waste Handling Cell that is executing the contract to clear garbage in the city said that they will not remove garbage on Sunday January 3. They said that they have decided to protest, as only one out of the 12 demands for which the management had agreed on December 17 has been met so far.

 

 

 
  

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  • Monty Dotor, Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 02 2021

    The old method of a large bin, at specific locations,with modification would be better according to me.Have 2 big bins one for dry and one for wet waste,and a person to monitor that citizens put the garbage in the correct bin( for the initial few months). This would be much easier and cleaner for MCC to collect and convenient for citizens to dispose waste at their convenience, rather than wait for the house to house collectors.It would be much cheaper also as less manpower would be required.The extra people can be redeployed for brooming the streets which is not seen in many areas at present.

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  • Stephen D'Souza, Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 02 2021

    I completely agree with your comments.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Jan 02 2021

    Where is Nalin ...

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 02 2021

    Have we citizens delayed paying SGST/CGST, property tax or IT ? If the Corporation at all keeps pending, it should have been the payment to political beneficiaries and the staff at the corporation. Why keep payments pending amounting to several crores ?

    Yes, Anthony Waste Waste Handling Cell is owed sum amounting to several crores by Mangalore Corporation. The job of collecting waste is done by very poor people. If payments are not received by the company, these poor people have nothing to eat or to feed their children.

    Let us not be blind/deaf/mute towards their problems.

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  • Paul, mangalore

    Sat, Jan 02 2021

    What is helping with Mlore.
    Its complete admin failure.
    Thry taken extra money for waste management.
    Our useless Mayor had increased all taxes & now no garbage collection since 3 days .
    Shame on these officials .

    I really pity those garbage workers who work hard to remove & clean the shit we do & thier demands are not met.
    Shame on all officials

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  • Bala K, Urwa

    Sat, Jan 02 2021

    This company term ends soon so they are using these poor labourers to get their payment. They will runaway with balance money using money power duping public and these labourers like what kudsemp did few years ago.

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 02 2021

    Do you agree about keeping payments pending for over years ? From where will the company pay the workers if they did not received their dues ?

    Please understand their situation. Will the corporation staff come to work if they are not paid their salary ? Or, will you keep quiet if the garbage in front of your house is not cleared ?

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  • Bala K, Urwa

    Sat, Jan 02 2021

    Just come and see how this garbage mafia rules the rules.

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 02 2021

    Bala,

    If children are not willing to look after the old parents and leave them on servants' mercy to run the house while children work away from home and send their salary, servants are owners, old parents should follow what the servants order. Else, they won't even get food in time.

    Similarly, if the authorities don't know what to do with the garbage because all of those holding positions are hardly high school pass, Waste Management company will rule the roost. Bring a technology that lifts the garbage mechanically and dries it and transforms it into compost, in a matter of a week, who wants Anthony Waste Management Company ? You know what ? When crores are paid to handle it manually, the authorities get their generous kick-back, why would they use a technology ? That is when the the garbage mafia rules the roost.

    Got it ?

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  • Ganesh Kumar, Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 02 2021

    Since yesterday NO one collected Garbage from Ashoknagar,Shediguri area.

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