Public Health Lab Staff in Madhes Province Protest Unpaid Salaries
Summary
Employees of public health laboratories in Madhes Province are protesting unpaid salaries for seven months, demanding contract renewals and allowances.
Key Points
- Employees of public health laboratories in all 136 local levels of Madhes Province have protested due to unpaid salaries and lack of service facilities for seven months.
- The protest includes a sit-in and rally in front of the Provincial Public Health Laboratory office in Janakpurdham.
- Salary and festival allowances from Kartik of fiscal year 2082/83 onward have not been paid.
- Employees demand payment of withheld salaries, contract renewals, and various allowances including uniform, risk, and dearness allowances.
- They have warned that protests will intensify if demands are not promptly addressed.
