Dengue mazdoors seek more wages

[Occupational Safety and Health - Related News]

Dengue mazdoors working in Tiruvannamalai health unit district have claimed that they have been receiving only Rs.180 as daily wage unlike their counterparts elsewhere who are receiving better pay. The labourers have been engaged by the Rural Development Department to carry out dengue prevention work. Recently, they met the Collector and submitted a representation saying that they could not run their families with just Rs.180 per day.