Leaders of the Andhra Pradesh Joint Action Committee (JAC) Amaravati on Thursday said they would protect the interests of the 8,000 outsourced employees of the Andhra Pradesh Public Transport Department (APPTD), formerly Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC).
Addressing a meeting at Revenue Bhavan, the JAC State president Bopparaju Venkateswarlu said there were 8,000 skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled and data operators among others who comprised outsourced employees of the Public Transport Department. These employees faced issues related to salaries and other benefits, he said, demanding steps to bring them under the purview of AP Corporation for Outsourced Services (APCOS) and provide them job security.
He appealed to the APSRTC management to implement pay scales for outsourced employees on a par with contract employees, pay salaries to them based on their seniority and extend them medical benefits through the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).
