Shimla, Aug. 25 -- The Members of the Himachal Pradesh Joint Outsourced Employees Association on Tuesday staged a Vidhan Sabha Gherao protest at Chaura Maidan in Shimla, near the state Assembly, demanding job security, equal pay for equal work and financial assistance for families of outsourced employees who died or were disabled while in service.

Addressing the protesters, Association Convener Ashwani Sharma said outsourced employees had been working in various departments of the Himachal Pradesh government for the past 15 to 20 years but continued to face uncertainty over their employment.

"We have been working for the government for the last 15 to 20 years. Outsourced employees are working in almost every department of the Himachal g...