The workers have returned to work after negotiations initiated by the Metropolitan Municipality between the protesting workers and the contractor company responsible for the sanitation.
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The sanitation workers' strike in Birgunj Metropolitan City ended with an agreement on Sunday. The workers returned to work after talks initiated by the Metropolitan City between the protesting workers and the contractor company responsible for the sanitation.
After discussions held at the Metropolitan City Hall in the presence of Acting Mayor Imtiaz Alam and Chief Administrative Officer Basanta Bahadur Bohora, both sides reached an agreement on various issues. The talks were attended by people's representatives, ward chairmen, employees of the Metropolitan City, and representatives of the protesting sanitation workers.
According to the agreement, sanitation workers will be paid their salaries between the 5th and 10th of every month, the minimum wage set by the Government of Nepal will be implemented, and overtime allowance will be provided as per the rules if they work more than 8 hours.
Similarly, it has also been agreed that the contractor will bear the first aid expenses of workers injured during the work, provide necessary safety equipment, and not misbehave with the workers in any way. It has been mentioned that native Nepali sanitation workers who are in danger of losing their jobs due to technical problems related to citizenship will not be dismissed from work.
Acting Mayor Alam of the Metropolitan City said that a solution has been found by addressing the legitimate demands of the workers to prevent disruption of the sanitation service. Stating that the role of sanitation workers is important in making the city clean and orderly, he said that the metropolis is committed to respecting their labor.
The agreement was signed by Shiva Kumar Gupta, the owner of NK International Management Pvt. Ltd., which is responsible for sanitation management, and representatives of the agitating workers.
With the end of the agitation, the garbage collection and management work, which had been stopped for a few days, has resumed from Sunday.
