Mangaluru :  The garbage clearance in the city limits will not take place on Sunday due to Antony Waste Handling company workers decided to protest against the non-fulfilment of commitments made by the company.

The company had reportedly given 12 assurances in writing, but still not fulfilled its promises. Workers stop work and went on strike on December 2020 in pursuance of their various demands.

As per the assurence, the management had agreed to disburse monthly salary before the tenth of the next month, restrict work hours to eight hours a day and to pay overtime in case of work exceeding the time limit, holding inquiry and taking action against those who commit atrocities on workers, considering the issue of earned leave, settling issues of provident fund and employees state insurance at the earliest, disbursement of November salary within two days and payment of bonus within December end, undertaking vehicle repair work on priority, issuing salary details individually, payment of salary in respect of workers who went home during corona lockdown after verifying files, disbursement of salary as per government rules every month, drivers and workers cannot take leave without informing supervisor sin advance, and holding of meeting of workers and management representatives every month, they said.

The workers have decided to protest, as only one out of the 12 demands for which the management had agreed on December 17 has been met so far.