Shimla, April 4 -- The Himachal Pradesh state committee of Centre of Indian Trade Unions on Saturday strongly condemned the decision taken in the SEHB Society's Annual General Meeting to discontinue the 10 per cent annual wage increment for sanitation workers, warning of an agitation against the move.

In a press release, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) state president Vijender Mehra said the replacement of the 10 per cent annual increment with a mere three per cent Dearness Allowance will result in a monthly loss of Rs 700 to Rs 1,000 for each worker in the coming period, which is completely unjustified.

"We have called upon SEHB workers to prepare for a decisive movement against this anti-worker decision, and soon a union meeting ...