Communidade staff withdraw strike after govt intervention

MARGAO, AUG 25
Employees of the South Goa Administrator of Communidades on Wednesday resorted to an indefinite pen down strike in protest against the non-payment of salaries for the last four months.
Later in the evening, the aggrieved employees withdrew their strike following directions from the government and assurance that their matter is under consideration.
A fax message from Under Secretary, Revenue was sent to the employees to call of the strike immediately.
This morning, the employees began their strike demanding that the government absorb them in government service having worked in the organization for many years.
The employees had threatened to continue their strike till the government clear their salaries dues of the last four months. “We were forced to resort to the pen down strike to get our demands for absorption in government service and payment of salaries for the last four months. The government should clear our salary before Ganesh festival’, he said.
The employees  initially maintained that the strike will continue till their demands are met and appealed to Revenue Minister to solve their long-pending grievances.