KMC employees end strike after 8-pt understanding
Employees of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), who halted all works since last four days, ended their strike following an understanding with the Local Development Ministry and the KMC management on Sunday.
The agitating employees agreed to resume works, including collection of garbage, from this evening as a three-hour long meeting with the Local Development Ministry officials and the KMC management arrived at an 8-point understanding.
As per the agreement, the Ministry will give direction to give permanent status to the temporary employees and promote the eligible employees within 10 days while the process to this effect will start within five days of the ministry’s direction, among others.
The employees, however, warned that they would resume strikes if the ministry and the KMC management failed to implement the understanding within 15 days.
Demanding permanent status and promotion, all 700 KMC employees working on temporary basis, contracts and daily wages went on a protest from Thursday.
With the employees continuing their protest, garbage piled up in streets around the city, making health officials to warn of outbreak of diseases.
The KMC collects an average of 300 tons of garbage from its 35 wards daily. nepalnews.com mk July 16 06
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