Accepting the assurance of time-bound action by authorities, contract sanitation workers in Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation on Wednesday (November 11) halted their indefinite protest that they started two days ago demanding job regularisation and payment of the minimum wages fixed by the District Collector.
The workers, affiliated to various unions, had been demanding an increase in daily wages from ₹681 to a minimum of ₹798. They said they have deferred their protest, anticipating a solution to the issue before January 2027.
The withdrawal of the protest by 8,364 sanitation workers followed negotiations with senior officials lasting hours on Tuesday.
Due to the protest, garbage to the extent of 1,000 to 1,100 tonnes generated a day got accumulated across 100 wards in the city. Representatives of the workers unions claimed that Corporation Commissioner Katta Ravi Teja assured to take steps for raising the minimum wages by January. The workers have started removing the accumulated garbage in full swing.
Published – November 11, 2026 10:18 pm IST
