Noida: Around 1,100 sanitation workers engaged in door-to-door garbage collection across Noida called off their four-day strike on Thursday after a meeting of Noida authority officials, solid waste management firm AG Enviro management, and workers’ representatives resulted in an agreement to increase wages by ₹1,100 per month.The agitation had disrupted waste collection services across the city and led to the closure of waste-processing compounds in Sectors 8, 62 and 138. (HT Archive)The workers had gone on strike on Monday, demanding a wage hike and parity with their counterparts in Greater Noida, where sanitation workers earn around ₹21,000 per month. Before the revision, drivers engaged in door-to-door garbage collection earned around ₹17,000 per month, while helpers received approximately ₹15,000, according to workers.The agitation had disrupted waste collection services across the city and led to the closure of waste-processing compounds in Sectors 8, 62 and 138. On Thursday, all three compounds reopened, and waste collection services resumed following the agreement.“The meeting was held on Thursday at 11.30 am and was attended by Noida Authority officials, AG Enviro representatives, police officials and workers’ representatives. Initially, the company had proposed a salary increase of only ₹400 but has finally agreed to raise wages,” Satveer Makwana, president of the Akhil Bharatiya Safai Mazdoor Sangh told HT.“The sanitation workers have called off their strike after the agreement was reached to increase their wages by ₹1,100 per month. The company has around 1,000 sanitation workers deployed across Noida, and all operations have resumed,” Suvendu Subramanian, general manager, AG Enviro that contractually hires the sanitation workers on behalf of the Authority, told HT.However, the workers’ all demands were not accepted.“One of the workers’ demands was to end their duty by 11am. However, this is not practically feasible as door-to-door waste collection operates on a fixed route and schedule. The vehicles are required to reach designated locations at specific times,” Subramanian added.Lokesh, a sanitation worker posted in Sector 74, said the workers have accepted the settlement despite it falling short of their original demand.“The workers’ initial demand was for a higher wage increase, so the amount agreed upon now is lower than what was originally sought. However, for the time being, we have accepted the settlement. There is also an expectation that salaries could be revised again after five months,” he added..