UDF MLAs march to Secretariat, declare support for ASHAs
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UDF MLAs march to Secretariat, declare support for ASHAs

The Hindu  

The Opposition MLAs on Thursday boycotted the discussions on the demand for grants in the Assembly and marched to the Secretariat, declaring solidarity with the Accredited Social Health Activists, who began an indefinite fast on Thursday morning. The UDF MPs have taken up ASHAs’ cause in a big way in Parliament, following which the Centre had to declare that the incentive of ASHAs will be hiked,” he said. Mr. Satheesan added that the UDF had decided to take up the issues of ASHAs and anganwadi workers because their grievances were genuine. Meanwhile, Ms. George said in New Delhi that Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda had not given her an appointment to meet him and that she had given a memorandum to the Resident Commissioner seeking time to meet Mr. Nadda.

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State will raise wages of ASHA workers if Centre chips in: CM Pinarayi Vijayan
4 days, 20 hours ago

State will raise wages of ASHA workers if Centre chips in: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has told the LDF leadership that though the state government has financial constraints, it is ready to increase the honorarium for ASHA workers if the Union government increases the incentive. He told the LDF meeting held at AKG Centre on Thursday that the programme is a Centre-state joint project and the state government has sent …

UDF members boycott Ministers’ replies citing frequent interruptions by LDF members
5 days, 6 hours ago

UDF members boycott Ministers’ replies citing frequent interruptions by LDF members

The Hindu  

The Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front boycotted the replies of the Ministers to the discussion on the demands for grants in the Kerala Assembly on Thursday in protest against “repeated interruptions” by Left Democratic Front members during the moving of an adjournment motion and Leader of the Opposition V.D. He accused the LDF members of repeatedly interrupting UDF’s Najeeb Kanthapuram …

ASHA Workers In Kerala To Begin Indefinite Fast After Talks Over Honorarium Dispute Fail
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5 days, 14 hours ago

ASHA Workers In Kerala To Begin Indefinite Fast After Talks Over Honorarium Dispute Fail

ABP News  

Accredited Social Health Activists workers in Kerala are set to launch an indefinite fast after repeated negotiations with state and central health authorities failed to address their demand for a higher honorarium and retirement benefits. The deadlock in discussions with Kerala Health Minister Veena George and National Health Mission officials forced the workers to escalate their agitation. Government's Response Health …

After ASHA, Anganwadi workers protest outside Secretariat in Kerala
1 week ago

After ASHA, Anganwadi workers protest outside Secretariat in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram, A section of Anganwadi workers on Tuesday began an indefinite protest outside the Secretariat here demanding a hike in their minimum wages and post retirement benefits. After ASHA, Anganwadi workers protest outside Secretariat in Kerala A part of Accredited Social Health Activist workers are already protesting in front of the Secretariat for over 36 days seeking post-retirement benefits and …

ASHA workers lay siege to Secretariat in Kerala, step up agitation
1 week, 1 day ago

ASHA workers lay siege to Secretariat in Kerala, step up agitation

The Hindu  

Accredited Social Health Activists, who have been agitating in front of the government Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala for the past 35 days under the banner of Kerala ASHA Health Workers’ Association, laid siege to the Secretariat on Monday in a bid to intensify their agitation. The police had blocked traffic along the MG road and secured the Secretariat gates …

ASHA workers intensify agitation in Kerala, lays siege to Secretariat
1 week, 1 day ago

ASHA workers intensify agitation in Kerala, lays siege to Secretariat

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Hundreds of ASHA workers, who have been staging a protest for over a month pressing various demands, on Monday intensified their agitation by laying a siege to the state's Secretariat here. One of the protesting ASHA workers, who came from neighbouring Kollam district, said they won't end the ongoing agitation untill the state government accepts their demands. Meanwhile, the …

ASHAs rally at secretariat on International Women’s Day
2 weeks, 2 days ago

ASHAs rally at secretariat on International Women’s Day

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ASHA workers, who have been protesting in front of the secretariat for the past 27 days demanding basic rights, held a women’s conglomeration raising the slogan ‘Stand with ASHA Workers’ on Saturday. Writers J Devika and Rose Mary, economist Mary George, Pembilai Orumai leader Gomathi, KPCC disciplinary committee member Arifa Sainudheen, Latin Catholic Women’s Association representative Jane Ansil …

Kerala Assembly: ASHAs’ protest sparks uproar in House; UDF slams govt’s handling
3 weeks ago

Kerala Assembly: ASHAs’ protest sparks uproar in House; UDF slams govt’s handling

The Hindu  

The issue of the agitation by Accredited Social Health Activists for adequate remuneration and the government’s manner of handling the protests rocked the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday with the Opposition UDF raising the same as an adjournment motion. Mr. Mamkootathil said the CPI and the CITU who were “supposed to protect workers’ rights were trying their best to derail” the …

Sudhakaran criticises govt.’s handling of ASHA workers’ protest
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Sudhakaran criticises govt.’s handling of ASHA workers’ protest

The Hindu  

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Sudhakaran has accused the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government of neglecting the working class, stating that labourers are struggling under a regime that claims to be worker-friendly. Speaking at the State-level inauguration of the Congress-led protest march to the Secretariat and district collectorates from Kannur on Monday, Mr. Sudhakaran criticised the government’s handling of ASHA workers, …

ASHA workers take out massive protest march to Kerala Assembly
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

ASHA workers take out massive protest march to Kerala Assembly

The Hindu  

Exerting pressure on the State government, the ASHA workers in Kerala, who had been protesting in front of the Secretariat for the last 22 days demanding a hike in honorarium and retirement benefits along with other demands, took out a massive protest march to the Assembly on Monday when the Assembly session resumed in the morning. Expressing solidarity with the …

Kerala ASHA workers march towards Secretariat demanding better pay, benefits
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Kerala ASHA workers march towards Secretariat demanding better pay, benefits

India Today  

The ASHA workers in Kerala took out a march on Monday to the State Legislative Assembly building, protesting against the state government after the session resumed today after a break. The ASHA workers have been protesting for the last 22 days outside the secretariat, demanding an increase in honorarium, improved service conditions, along with retirement benefits. Meanwhile, one of the …

ASHA workers to intensify protest as support pours in
3 weeks, 5 days ago

ASHA workers to intensify protest as support pours in

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Stepping up their protest, ASHA workers have called for a march from the Secretariat to the Assembly on Monday. Accusing the government of denigrating the protest and intimidating workers, the protesters dismissed a threatening letter from the National Health Mission’s state director. “The police notice asking 14 public activists who participated in the ASHA workers’ protest to appear within …

Congress to join ASHA workers agitation in Kerala
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Congress to join ASHA workers agitation in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

The Asha workers are demanding the payment of three months' dues and a hike in their honorarium from Rs 7000 to Rs 21,000. While the government had no qualms in approving salary hike of PSC chairman, members and government counsels, it is refusing to accept the genuine demands of ASHA workers who are struggling to make ends meet. ASHA workers …

Police issue notices to striking ASHAs as their sit-in protest in front of Secretariat enters 17th day
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Police issue notices to striking ASHAs as their sit-in protest in front of Secretariat enters 17th day

The Hindu  

On Wednesday, the Cantonment police issued notices to agitating Accredited Social Health Activist and their supporters on the 17th consecutive day of their sit-in protest in front of the Secretariat. Mr. Satheesan said the police notices also targeted opinion leaders, intellectuals, writers, thinkers and politicians who expressed solidarity with the agitators. Mr. Satheesan said that the CITU had intimidated ASHAs …

ASHAs agitation in Kerala garners wider support
1 month ago

ASHAs agitation in Kerala garners wider support

The Hindu  

As the agitation launched by Accredited Social Health Activists demanding increased honorarium and social security benefits completes a fortnight, there is a growing support for the agitation from civil society. However, over the past few days the plight of this workforce, who are “health volunteers” and not regular government servants and who are not even protected by the Minimum Wages …

ASHAs demand minimum wages, social security
8 months, 1 week ago

ASHAs demand minimum wages, social security

The Hindu  

The first Kalaburagi taluk conference of the Karnataka State Composite ASHA Workers’ Association demanded the government ensure minimum wages and social security to Accredited Social Health Activists. They should be provided with minimum wages as per the law in force, social security and free health coverage,” the ASHAs demanded at the conference held at the old Zilla Panchayat Conference Hall …

ASHA workers in Karnataka to get Rs 7K direct credit
1 year, 1 month ago

ASHA workers in Karnataka to get Rs 7K direct credit

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao met Accredited Social Health Activists who are protesting at Freedom Park, and assured them that the government would ensure direct credit of Rs. Alleging that 50 per cent of the ASHA workers in the state were not getting payment for work done, they demanded delinking of the Reproductive and Child Health portal from the …

ASHAs take out protest march in Karnataka’s Haveri
1 year, 3 months ago

ASHAs take out protest march in Karnataka’s Haveri

The Hindu  

Seeking fulfilment of various demands including ‘wages commensurate to the work’, hundreds of Accredited Social Health Activists took out a huge protest march in Haveri on Friday. In the protest march taken out under the aegis of Karnataka State United ASHAs Association affiliated to AIUTUC, the workers marched from the Devagiri Road to the Deputy Commissioner’s office, where they staged …

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