Kerala Media Staff Protest Over Months of Unpaid Salary
Trade union leaders held a satyagraha outside the Madhyamam office in Kerala to press for an end to an employees' indefinite strike that began on September 3. The unions say salary arrears are now entering their ninth month, and permanent staff have received only a small part of their February pay.
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Context: Madhyamam is a Malayalam news daily based in Kerala, and this dispute is over unpaid wages that have built up for months. Long pay delays often lead to strikes, and unions usually push for talks between the staff and management.
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