The non-permanent employees of Karnataka State Directorate of Child Protection have demanded that the State Government hike their wages, ensure job security and provide other benefits.
The employees spread across the State took out an online campaign on Thursday to attract the attention of the State Government on their demands.
Kantharaj, general secretary of the Association of Non-permanent Employees of the directorate, said the employees had been working for children who require care and protection. They had been instrumental in rescuing hundreds of children from hazardous labour, early marriages and spread awareness among children about their rights.
