Daily wage worker protests outside IIOJK Assembly over stopped wages
Jammu: A daily wage worker employed with the wildlife department in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir raised slogans outside the assembly demanding payment of his wages.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Bilal Ahmed Dar a casual worker carried posters with the slogan ‘Roti Doo Ya Phansi Doo’ (Give us livelihood or hang us) outside the assembly.
While speaking to reporters, Dar stated, “For the past 15 years, I have been working as a daily wager in the Wildlife Department. Casual workers and daily wage earners like me are not receiving our monthly wages. I protested here last month as well. We are in great distress. We need to support our families.”
“Nothing has been done to release our wages. Do they want us to resort to committing suicide and ending our lives? We request the Chief Minister’s intervention to ensure our wages are paid,” he said.
He added that there are 754 such daily wage workers employed with the Wildlife Department. “They continue to use our services but are not paying us wages. This is a grave injustice. We are demanding regularization and fair wages as casual workers,” he said.
