Hyderabad: Underpaid HMR employees bring Red Line services to a halt
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: While the Telangana government embarked on the ambitious Hyderabad Airport Express Metro project, which will connect Mindspace Junction to Shamshabad Airport at a cost of Rs 6,250 crore, employees of the Hyderabad Metro Rail went on strike on Tuesday morning, demanding a salary increase. Passengers bore the brunt of the disruption at stations along the Red Line as ticketing personnel staged a sit-in near metro stations in protest of their demands, causing a brief halt in metro services. In addition to regular weekly off days, employees demanded a minimum monthly wage of Rs 25,000, adequate leaves, annual increments, and free metro transit if they work night shifts. According to the Hyderabad Metro Rail management, the striking employees were recruited through a contracting agency and 'connived and abstained from work with the intent of disrupting metro services and causing passenger inconvenience. Key demands > Regular weekly off days, a minimum monthly wage of Rs 25,000, adequate leaves, annual increments >Free metro transit if they work night shifts.
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Hyderabad Metro Rail employees go on strike over low salaries
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