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Haryana government dismisses 34 sanitation workers amid escalating strike
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 08 Sep 2026, 04:36 AM
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The Haryana state administration has terminated 34 municipal sanitation employees as a month‑long strike over wages and conditions intensifies.
The Haryana state government has terminated the employment of 34 municipal sanitation workers as the strike, now in its fourth week, intensifies.
The walkout began over demands for higher wages and improved working conditions; while talks were held, they stalled, prompting the administration to take disciplinary action.
Officials said the dismissals were due to repeated absenteeism and disruption of essential waste‑collection services, warning that further non‑compliance could lead to additional terminations.
Workers' unions condemned the move as punitive and urged the government to resume negotiations, noting that garbage is piling up in several towns.
The state announced that replacement staff will be recruited to maintain sanitation services, and a senior official affirmed that the government remains open to dialogue to resolve the dispute.
The walkout began over demands for higher wages and improved working conditions; while talks were held, they stalled, prompting the administration to take disciplinary action.
Officials said the dismissals were due to repeated absenteeism and disruption of essential waste‑collection services, warning that further non‑compliance could lead to additional terminations.
Workers' unions condemned the move as punitive and urged the government to resume negotiations, noting that garbage is piling up in several towns.
The state announced that replacement staff will be recruited to maintain sanitation services, and a senior official affirmed that the government remains open to dialogue to resolve the dispute.