Sweat of brow: After 21 protests, waste workers to get salaries

MWMC's Christian workers staged 21 demonstrations seeking payment of salaries before Christmas.

MULTAN:

The Multan Waste Management Company (MWMC) on Saturday decided to release salaries of its workers after Christian workers staged 21 demonstrations seeking payment of salaries before Christmas.

Qaisar Masih, one of the workers, told The Express Tribune 21 protests had been organised by various employees over the last two weeks, seeking payment of salaries before December 25.

Aslam Maseeh, a member of Christian Workers’ Union, said several letters had been sent to the chairman in this regard. He said when they were ignored, workers organised protests. MWMC chairman Rai Mansab said he had been unaware of the grievances of waste workers. He said workers had organised protests in various parts of the city but had not approached him with their demands. He said on Friday, a delegation had met him and told him about their demand. The chairman said he had ordered payment of their salaries before December 24.

He said salaries of 400 employees would be paid on Monday and 300 workers would be given their salaries on Tuesday. “Christian employees are as valuable to us as other employees,” he said. He said the MWMC would not stand in the way of Christmas celebrations.

He said he had set up a team to facilitate all non-Muslim employees of the MWMC on their religious holidays.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 21^st, 2014.