Midday meal workers’ protests in Fatuha, Bihar

On 24 December 2014, AIPWA organized a protest of midday meal workers at the block headquarters of Fatuha in Bihar where several midday workers participated. Several demands of midday meal workers were raised including payment of the mandated Rs 15,000 per month, end to contratualisation in midday schemes, regular and timely disbursal of payments and end to exploitation of women. The protest was addressed by AIPWA stat secretary Saroj Choubey, Fatuha block Party secretary Shailendra Yadav, Deena Sav, Munna Pandit, Chandravati Devi, Sona Devi and others. At the end of the protest, a memorandum detailing these demands was submitted to the Fatuha block development officer.

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