Concern over condition of agitating employees

Employees of the Department of Women Affairs working under project continue fast-unto-death at Eskaton in the city yesterday for transferring their job to the revenue sector and payment of their arrears. PHOTO: STAR

In a statement, it also urged the government to meet their demands.

The employees, who had been working under a development project of the Department of Women Affairs from 1998 to 2004, are now leading inhuman life, the statement said.

Considering the importance of the project, the establishment ministry approved it in March 2004 but the development desk of the finance department did not take any step in this regard and as a result, 722 employees are not getting salary for the last 24 months, the statement added.