Hundreds of employees running 102 and 108 Ambulance services in Himachal Pradesh, affiliated with Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), observed a two day statewide strike on Friday and Saturday to demand implementation of labor laws and judicial orders, minimum wage and an end to employee harassment.
The employees held protest rallies at many District Headquarters, in front NHM office Shimla and office of the company at Dharampur in Solan district and also burnt effigy of the management of Medswan Company running the Ambulance services under National Health Mission, at Mandi.
CITU State President Vijender Mehra, General Secretary Prem Gautam, Union President Sunil Kumar, and General Secretary Balak Ram stated the hundreds of pilots, captains, and EMT employees working under the Medswan Foundation, are victims of severe exploitation.
“The employees are not getting minimum wages as per government orders, are forced to work twelve-hour shifts without paying them overtime despite the court orders ; they are subjected to mental harassment and union leaders are being transferred to intimidate them from raising workers’ demands,” they added.
The union has demanded the company should pay minimum wages to workers and implement labour Laws and the Court orders, failing which will intensify the agitation.
The workers carried a ‘Shav Yatra “of the Medswan company through the bazaar of Mandi and burnt the effigy of the company management at Chauhta bazaar on Saturday.
The protest at Mandi was led by Union leaders Suresh Sarwal, Rajesh Kumar, Sumit Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Santosh Kumari and Mamta etc.
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This protest highlights the serious concerns of ambulance service employees who play a critical role in public healthcare. Denial of minimum wages, violation of labor laws, excessive working hours, and harassment are unacceptable—especially in essential emergency services. The government and concerned authorities must intervene promptly to ensure justice, dignity, and lawful working conditions for these frontline workers, so that public health services are not compromised.