Bengaluru, Jul 10: Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers under the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on Friday held protests in different parts of Karnataka, demanding personal protective equipment (PPE) kits and a salary of at least Rs 12,000 per month.
According to Madhu Kumari, an ASHA worker from Kalaburgi, ASHA workers currently receive a salary of Rs 3,000 per month.
"Our demand is to increase our wages to at least Rs 12,000 per month. We have been making this demand for the last six months but we have not received any response from the authorities. We will not go back to work until we are given an appropriate response. We did not want to create a difficult situation but the government has given us no choice," Kumari told ANI.
Clad in their signature pink saris, the women were holding posters in their hands and raising slogans to demand appropriate salary for their work and the necessary equipment to protect themselves from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Farhana, an ASHA worker protesting in Shivamogga, said that the women have been making demands for PPE kits since June 30. "We have been taking care of COVID patients for the last few weeks but have not received adequate PPE kits. A few of us received some in the beginning but they were not enough. We are not even given hand sanitiser or masks to protect ourselves," she added.
"We have sent letters to the District Commissioner's Office and to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare but our pleas have gone unheard. We are protesting to get the attention of the concerned authorities," she added.
They also demanded that authorities to conduct their COVID-19 tests as they have to deal with patients infected with the virus.
Sajida, an ASHA worker in Kalaburagi said, "We are very stressed about the COVID situation. We take care of sick people day in and day out, but no one is there to take care of us. We want the government to conduct COVID tests for all ASHA workers in the state."
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Name kaise Chenge kar diya wo mere chchu the or unka name aslam alam tha or wo bihar se the how its ......
depatment ne bola ye accident hai .however body pe es scratch ase he nhi aa raha jo lage ki accident hai .. saar pe chot lage aisa laag raha jaise kise ne piche se saar pe mara or saar me hole sa ho gaya .. ungaliyo pe nishan aise jaise unko koe lohe ya lakri se mara ho and wo hath se bacha rahe ho .. body ki roknte khare the jaise ki wo kise se daar gaye ho .. hatho n bach me scratch aise jaise aunko khech ki gadhe me gira diya ho.. jis jahag se body mele waha khun ke ek v daag nhi .. saar me chot waha lage jo helmet se cover hota hai .. helmet gere mene bt wo tute nhi .. agar bike over control hue to helmet tut jana chahea .. its seems its not an accident .. its something else..
however it may happened but it is not a good thing for his family
he aslam alam .. he is from bihar .. we are still waiting for his body .. and he was my uncle who is no more ...please pray for him
he was my uncle . he was on duty .. and he belong from bihar .... :'(
he was my uncle .. and he is from bihar ..
tragic incident....
Inna lillahi wa inna ilahi wa rajioon!
Ohh horrible incident, RIP .
very sad incident, he is from chhattisgarh, heartfelt condolence to his family, RIP.
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