Scenes of brawl were reported from lady health workers (LHWs) sit-in outside the Red Zone that continued on the sixth consecutive day amid the presence of dozens of LHWs, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.
LHWs gave an 11 am deadline to the administration after that some LHWs tried to push the Police resistance shield in a bid to highlight their demands. One lady health worker alleged that a lady police constable tore her clothes despite her briefing to lady police personnel that she was a high blood pressure and sugar patient.
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The lady health workers started their sit-in along with thousands of government employees gathered at Express Chowk, Islamabad last week’s Wednesday to protest against their existing salaries, pay structure and scale.
However, all the protesters other than the lady health workers have left in phases after their negotiations.
The lady health workers, however, refused to leave until their demands are met.
The TV channel reported LHWs are facing weather odds and they have been left to sit on the road without any proper supply of water or meals.
Earlier, lady health workers have issued a 10-point agenda of demands that includes the restoration of the National Programme of Family Planning in its original condition, all employees should be given equal bonuses and all the provinces should receive equal pay.
They believe it was unjust that the salary for lady health workers in Sindh is Rs35,000, while lady health workers in Punjab are paid Rs20,000.
LHWs demanded the creation of a service structure for all employees and service rules.
They have demanded that services of all cadres of the national programmes should also be counted, all lady health workers and lady health representatives should be regularised, retired employees should be given pensions, the union should be restored, victimisation and retaliatory action stopped and dismissed colleagues reinstated immediately.
They also demanded security must also be provided to all employees of the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme during polio vaccination campaigns, they said.