Birgunj, June 29 -- A strike by sanitation workers in Birgunj Metropolitan City ended on Monday after an agreement between the protesting workers and the contractor company under the mediation of the metropolitan office.

The workers returned to duty following talks held at the metropolitan hall, chaired by acting mayor Imtiyaz Aalam and attended by Chief Administrative Officer Basanta Bahadur Bohara. The meeting included elected representatives, ward chairs, municipal staff and representatives of the protesting sanitation workers.

Under the agreement, sanitation workers will receive their salaries between the 5th and 10th of every Nepali month. The minimum wage set by the government will be implemented, and overtime allowance will be pr...