In Aktau, street sweepers protested. About 500 utility workers are demanding higher wages. He even blocked the road to deliver bread. This was reported by the KTK TV channel, the national portal "Adyrna" reported.
"Everyone is homeless. He leaves at 5 am and returns home at 8 pm. All are women. Unless the men here go to a ready meal and a ready bed. At first we did not expect to go on strike. That's why we came here after the problem of the tender became more serious, ”said the cleaners.
Those who have been sweeping the streets for a long time have not yet received their March salaries. She has not been on leave for two years. Therefore, the workers who went to close the road demanded a 30% increase in wages. And the heads of the institutions responsible for cleaning the city were justified in saying that they are raising the money of street sweepers by 10% annually.
For example, last year it increased from 67 thousands tenge to 83 thousands tenge. And this year it has reached 90 thousands tenge. It is planned to add another 6 thousand tenge in the future. But this year, the tender has been canceled and funding is being scrapped.
“We held a public procurement tender for three years. Several companies participated in the public procurement competition and the winner was determined. However, the state audit body checked and annulled the results of the first tender. We reprinted it later. Now the winner has been determined. In addition, the third party involved is suspended due to a complaint. That's why the city akimat is not able to pay for this institution, "said Alpysbay Taubayev, deputy governor of Aktau.
NP"Adyrna"
