Contractual workers of Thane Mental Hospital launch protest to demand wage revision

Nearly 100 contractual workers of the Thane Mental Hospital in Maharashtra started a protest on Monday over their various demands, including wage revision.

The workers had sought permission to stage a dharna at the hospital's entrance, but as the police refused it, they wore black ribbons as a mark of their protest, Jagdish Khairalia, general secretary of the Shramik Janata Sangh representing the workers, told reporters.

The hospital management could not be contacted for information in the matter.