Ambattur zone conservancy workers stage protest

Allege lack of safety measures and increased workload

A group of conservancy workers from Ambattur zone of the Greater Chennai Corporation staged a protest at the zonal office on Monday, alleging lack of safety measures and increased workload.

All the protesters were engaged by the Corporation under the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM).

The workers, a majority of them women, alleged that they were not provided gloves, masks and other safety gear, particularly while doing waste segregation.