A large number of daily wagers and contractual employees on Monday staged a protest march in Srinagar, demanding regularisation of their services in the Jammu and Kashmir government.
The protesters marched from the Nawa-i-Subah complex to TRC crossing, raising slogans in support of their long-pending demand. Assembling under the banner of the Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC), the demonstrators carried placards reading, “Nothing short of regularisation in service will be acceptable.”
The employees urged the Omar Abdullah-led government to fulfil the promises made to them and address their grievances without further delay. They said many of them have been working as daily wagers for years without job security or service benefits.
The EJAC had earlier organised a similar protest on February 12 to press for the same demand.
According to employee representatives, more than 60,000 workers in Jammu and Kashmir have been serving as daily wagers and contractual staff for several years and are seeking permanent absorption into government services.
