Rural pharmacists search higher pay, threaten to boycott providers
Amritsar, February 12
Rural pharmacists engaged on contractual foundation in rural dispensaries have threatened to boycott the providers at newly opened Aam Aadmi Clinics from February 16 if their providers usually are not regularised.
The Rural Well being Pharmacy Officers Affiliation acknowledged {that a} majority of them got contractual employment 16 years in the past and they’re nonetheless engaged on paltry wage. Affiliation chief Bikramjit Singh mentioned whereas the common and contractual staff have identical job profile and work, the latter are being paid much less.
“We fail to know that why two individuals doing identical job are being paid otherwise. It’s sheer exploitation of the unemployed individuals,” he mentioned. He added that the affiliation had earlier too threatened to boycott the providers however later after assurances from the senior authorities functionaries had postponed the motion.
“Now we’ve got given an ultimatum as the federal government has didn’t fulfil its promise. The pharmacists together with class IV employees would boycott the providers from Thurusday,” mentioned one other union chief Gurwinder Singh Neer.