Our Correspondent
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 7
Employees of the ‘108’ ambulance service went on strike today in support of their demands, causing inconvenience to patients as well as their attendants.
Jitendra Singh, district president of the employees’ union, said the state government had given the contract for the ‘108’ ambulance service to a private company, which was alleged exploiting them as they were being paid nominal wages with no extra benefits for overtime, even as they worked round the clock to ensure patients got treatment in time.
He said they had been forced to go on strike as their voice had not been heard. Jitendra demanded an increase in salaries, besides provision of other facilities and perks for staff.
Ambulance staff seek pay hike, strike work
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