Nearly 50 sanitation workers were detained by the Chennai police at Marina Beach on Wednesday, November 5, after they were waded into the water, registering their protest against the privatisation of conservancy work. The protest has neared 100 days.

On the 97th day of the protest, the sanitation workers gathered at Marina Beach and raised slogans demanding the government to address their concerns.

Nearly from Zones 5 (Royapuram) and 6 (Thiru Vi Ka Nagar) have been protesting since August 1 against the Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) decision to privatise conservancy services. The strike is being led by three unions — Uzhaiypor Urumai Iyakkam, the Left Trade Union Congress, and the All India Central Council of Trade Unions.

The protesters say they have been repeatedly detained desp

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