People were inconvenienced in numerous parts of the state of Punjab on Saturday as a result of a strike that was called by contractual employees of a government transport business. These employees were striking in order to lobby for a variety of demands.During the protest that spread across the entire state, the employees who were striking stated that more than 2,000 buses that were operated by the government's undertaking PUNBUS were parked at several bus depots.
Passengers were impacted at multiple locations across the state, including Ludhiana, Moga, Amritsar, and Ferozepur, as a result of the protest.Some of the passengers said that the only way to reach their destination was by hiring private buses or taxis.The workers are organizing a demonstration in response to the decision to contract out 28 positions for drivers. Their requests include putting in place a more effective hiring procedure for the department as well as stopping any recruitment that is being done through outsourcing.A head of an employee union in Ludhiana stated that the next decision on the strike will be made following a meeting with the government that is scheduled to take place on Monday in Chandigarh.
Jodh Singh, the vice-president of the protesting employees union in Amritsar, stated that buses would not return to the roads until their demands were granted.According to him, one of their demands is for an immediate payment of the increase in pay of five percent that was promised to temporary workers.People were inconvenienced in numerous parts of the state of Punjab on Saturday as a result of a strike that was called by contractual employees of a government transport business. These employees were striking in order to lobby for a variety of demands.During the protest that spread across the entire state, the employees who were striking stated that more than 2,000 buses that were operated by the government's undertaking PUNBUS were parked at several bus depots.
Passengers were impacted at multiple locations across the state, including Ludhiana, Moga, Amritsar, and Ferozepur, as a result of the protest.Some of the passengers said that the only way to reach their destination was by hiring private buses or taxis.The workers are organizing a demonstration in response to the decision to contract out 28 positions for drivers. Their requests include putting in place a more effective hiring procedure for the department as well as stopping any recruitment that is being done through outsourcing.A head of an employee union in Ludhiana stated that the next decision on the strike will be made following a meeting with the government that is scheduled to take place on Monday in Chandigarh.
Jodh Singh, the vice-president of the protesting employees union in Amritsar, stated that buses would not return to the roads until their demands were granted.According to him, one of their demands is for an immediate payment of the increase in pay of five percent that was promised to temporary workers.
