AIDS/HIV affected people stage a mass silent in New Delhi

May 4, 2010

Tuesday, May 4, 2010,

New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): Over 500 outreach workers and representatives of

state-level positive network, NGOs and others staged a demonstration here on

Tuesday to protest against the termination of the services of 1000 outreach

workers.

Highlighting other grievances of this sector, they voiced their displeasure and

ire at the failure of the government to provide second line treatment.

" We have outreach workers who are working and most of them are people who are

suffering from HIV. In this project the salary of outreach workers was rupees

2500 per month. They are terminated without any information and without job it

is very difficult to sustain their life because they have their children, they

have to look after their whole family, " said Jhanvi Goswami, organisation head

of INP+.

" For this reason, we have come here, all other HIV positive people including me

have come here to protest, " she added.

The INP+ has demanded immediate reinstatement of all the retrenched

1000-outreach workers with arrears paid for the period of their unemployment.

They have also demanded that the monthly salaries of these workers should be

increased from the present Rs 2500 to at least Rs 6000 per month.

Reportedly, the government terminated the services of the outreach workers

without any discussion with Indian Network of People living with AIDS/HIV

(INP+), the NGO that was the channelising and monitoring agency. (ANI)

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May 5, 2010

Dear Forum,

Thanks to INP+ for such " Protest Rally and Demand for Increased Salary " .

In addition to that I would like to highlight about " Insurance, Provident Fund

and Family Pension " which is mandatory for any " Contractual Workers " even in

" Unorganised Sector " .

Thanking you,

In solidarity,

Snehansu Bhaduri, Kolkata

9874693613(MOB)

e-mail: <snehansu.bhaduri@...>

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