‘Work overtime, but not given even minimum wage’
The Hindu
Study of working conditions of those conducting last rites of COVID-19 victims reveals bitter truths
A study of working conditions of those conducting the last rites of COVID-19 victims in the city has revealed that they work with inadequate safety gear, are exposed to health hazards, and do not get even the minimum wage though they work overtime. When All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) visited 26 crematoriums and burial grounds during May 4-8, most crematorium and burial ground workers handling COVID-19 victims were not wearing PPE kits or gloves. The civic body had not given them basic safety gear, sanitisers and soaps. “Not only that, they are not provided free COVID-19 testing at regular intervals or vaccines on a priority basis, considering that they are frontline workers,” the study notes.More Related News

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