<p>Trainee nurses at KR Hospital, a wing of Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), wore black bands as a mark of protest, demanding to fulfill demands on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Over 150 nurses participated in the protest and tied black bands on their arms, during work.</p>.<p>A protester, who wished to maintain anonymity, said, “A few senior nurses and officials are threatening them to drop the protest.”</p>.<p>A total of 150 nurses are working as trainee nurses and are getting Rs 10,000 as scholarship. The nurses are deprived of government benefits, as they are not considered as employees.</p>.<p>The protesters demanded that the trainees be considered as contract employees and a salary of Rs 33,000 per month be paid as per the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.</p>.<p>A trainee claimed that the trainees are made to work more, compared to permanent nurses. Though we submitted a memorandum and urged the higher- ups, to consider our request, nothing has happened. The trainee nurses are removed, if they question about it.</p>
<p>Trainee nurses at KR Hospital, a wing of Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), wore black bands as a mark of protest, demanding to fulfill demands on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Over 150 nurses participated in the protest and tied black bands on their arms, during work.</p>.<p>A protester, who wished to maintain anonymity, said, “A few senior nurses and officials are threatening them to drop the protest.”</p>.<p>A total of 150 nurses are working as trainee nurses and are getting Rs 10,000 as scholarship. The nurses are deprived of government benefits, as they are not considered as employees.</p>.<p>The protesters demanded that the trainees be considered as contract employees and a salary of Rs 33,000 per month be paid as per the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.</p>.<p>A trainee claimed that the trainees are made to work more, compared to permanent nurses. Though we submitted a memorandum and urged the higher- ups, to consider our request, nothing has happened. The trainee nurses are removed, if they question about it.</p>