Chennai civic body terminates contract of hundreds of sanitation works

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has terminated the contract of more than 740 sanitation workers without any prior notice, reports Newsclick.in. Another 2,200 workers could face the same fate.

The termination comes after the GCC decided to privatise solid waste management works. More than 9,200 workers are in contract with the GCC in the 15 zones, out of which 2,954 workers are in the seven zones that have now been handed over to Urbaser SA and Sumeet Facilities.

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