Sanitation workers give up 20 yuan overtime to give up home for the new year

They were hailed as beauticians; they had become greedy and dark for the cleanliness of the city; however, their income was almost low in the city. They are sanitation workers in our city. Recently, sanitation workers in many districts in Guangzhou have demanded salary increases to improve benefits, including the payment of housing provident funds.

For the sanitation workers’ salary increase request, relevant departments in Guangzhou responded quickly, saying that “increasing the income of sanitation workers has already been included in the agenda of the government’s key work” and promised that the wages of sanitation workers will increase significantly.

No change in salary during the eleven years

In late January, Guangzhou, even in the early hours, the temperature is also sufficient for more than 15 degrees. The 47-year-old Huang Xi (a pseudonym) got up at 4:30 am on time. After a round of washing, she wore a short-sleeved dress and then "sets up" the sanitation worker's work clothes and put a full pot of boiling water on the door. Now. Huang Xi’s husband is a courier of a certain daily newspaper. His monthly salary is increased to about 3,000 yuan per month.

In order to facilitate the work, Huang Xi and her husband rented a house with a room area of ​​about 30 square meters near Xiguan in Guangzhou. The monthly rent was 700 yuan. "A month's rent, utilities and other miscellaneous expenses will be about 1,100 yuan." Huang Xi said, "My wage income is basically used to support our living expenses in Guangzhou, and my husband's income is saved. I send it back to my hometown every six months. Children are living and tuition."

At 5 o'clock in the morning, he took his broom to a section of his own area, a street near the famous Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street in Guangzhou. “Although this is not a pedestrian street, but less than 10 meters wide road, there are two children's clothing wholesale center, even if the flow of people on work days is still very large, and there are a lot of nearby fast food restaurants, health pressure.” Huang Xi said He himself “had basically no time to rest in the morning”.

According to Huang Xi’s introduction, after she went south to work in Guangzhou in 2000, her first job was to sanitation workers. What she did not expect was that she worked in this position for 11 years and she has now reached her twelfth year.

"Every day before 5 o'clock in the morning, we have to work at our posts and then go until about 11 o'clock noon. There are three hours of rest at noon. We return to the post at 2 o'clock in the afternoon until 5 o'clock in the afternoon," Huang Xi said.

According to Huang Xi’s introduction, her current salary is more than 1,500 yuan, after deducting the social security and other expenses, the hand is less than 1,300 yuan. "11 years of work and rest time has been the same, no change, no change in wage income." Huang Xi said a little self-mockery.

"In order to make more money, we are willing to work overtime, even if every four hours of overtime is only 20 yuan." Huang Xi reluctantly said, "In order to work overtime, my husband and I will not return home during the Spring Festival holiday."

Status of sanitation workers: average monthly salary of 1482 yuan

According to the statistics, in 2009 the reform of the Guangzhou government agencies, the city appearance and environmental hygiene bureau retired from the stage of history. The responsibilities in the sanitation field were assigned to the then newly established city management committee. “Afterwards, the sanitation system in Guangzhou consists of two parts, a small part of which still continues. The majority of the business system is market-oriented, outsourcing the municipal environmental protection business to the cleaning company,” an official of the Guangzhou Municipal Urban Management Committee said in an interview with the media.

The sanitation workers told reporters that although the basic wages of the two parts of the sanitation workers are almost the same, the sanitation workers’ welfare of the business system is much better. “In addition to having some fees, there are even year-end prizes.”

“At present, there are about 40,000 sanitation workers in Guangzhou City. Their wages are mostly 1300 yuan for low wages, environmental sanitation allowances (5 yuan per day for first-line cleaners, 120 yuan per month), and high-temperature subsidies (150 yuan/month). 5 months, the annual average of 62.5 yuan / month) and other components, a total of about 1482 yuan." An industry familiar with the environmental protection industry, the industry told reporters, "The sanitation job allowance standards are low, in fact, has been criticized, the current sanitation The allowance guidance price was established in 1994 and has not changed in 18 years."

In order to gain rights and raise wages, on December 26th, 2012, some of the sanitation workers in Tianhe District of Guangzhou City once collectively defended their rights; in 2013, some sanitation workers in Liwan and Yuexiu Districts of Guangzhou City successively went on strike, collectively defending their rights and demanding an increase in basics. Wages, increased benefits, and payment for housing accumulation funds. On January 11, the Liwan District City Administration Bureau responded to the appeals of the sanitation workers on the spot: The low wage standard increased by 10%, and the housing accumulation fund was paid according to the policy.

“Guangzhou City is one of the cities with earlier reforms in environmental protection. As early as in 2001, it clearly defined the reform direction of the environmental protection operation market. So far, 65% of the area of ​​cleanliness in Guangzhou has been completely outsourced to market-oriented enterprises, but due to supporting mechanisms The inadequacy of the supervision system has affected the play of market-oriented advantages and cannot guarantee the income of the sanitation workers,” said one person in the industry with resignation.

Raising the income of sanitation workers has long been on the agenda

The reporter learned that as early as 2010, Guangzhou City was preparing to establish a more scientific and reasonable "sanitation worker guidance price" for the income of sanitation workers, but the price must be based on the "Guangdong Province Environmental Sanitation Operating Budget Rating" to formulate, and the current 2009 The integrated sanitation quota of Guangdong Province in 2008 was a trial version. It has been outdated. The new quota has been reported in 2012 and has not yet been released.

Huang Xiaojing, deputy secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Commission of Urban Management, told reporters that the April 2012 motion of the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Congress proposed to raise the basic salary of sanitation workers and achieve a simultaneous increase in wages and benefits for sanitation workers and economic development. The low wages should not be lower than the low wages in Guangzhou City. 110% of the standard, and gradually solve the problem of housing provident fund.

In addition, Wan Qingliang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee, also made four instructions in October and December last year asking for a special study on the issue of compensation and related treatment for sanitation workers, and put forward relevant plans and measures to create conditions to actively solve .

At the Guangzhou CPPCC meeting held recently, many members of the CPPCC called for improving the treatment of sanitation workers. Among them, Liu Xiaogang, deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal CPPCC Proposal Committee, proposed that the basic wage of sanitation workers should rise at least 30% before it is reasonable. “At present, the low wage standard is 1,300 yuan, which is to be raised to 1,690 yuan, plus other subsidies for sanitation workers. The income must be at least 2000 yuan to be reasonable."

On the request for salary increase for sanitation workers, Guangzhou Mayor Chen Jianhua also responded at a press conference at the National People's Congress, saying that the main reason for the current low wages for sanitation workers is that government investment, system, and management are not in place. "Since the government sanitation service entered the market in 2001, tendering has always been the lowest bidder. In addition, the system is not perfect, and management has no rules and is not in place."

Huang Xiaojing, deputy party secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Urban Management Committee, also stated at the two Guangzhou meetings that Guangzhou will improve its financial input mechanism for environmental and sanitation. The Guiding Opinions on Improving the Salary and Welfare Benefits of Sanitation Workers in Guangzhou are seeking comments from various parties. The document includes the addition of sanitation workers. Post allowance, “After the introduction of the opinions, the income level of sanitation workers will definitely increase substantially, will not be lower than the level of major cities in the country, and will also be higher than the low wage standard. As for the average increase, it has been initially estimated to be subject to government approval. “Huang Xiaojing told reporters, “The money that increases the income of the sanitation workers is given priority for financial guarantees.”

“In addition, the Guangzhou Municipal Urban Management Committee is also working to establish a sanitation worker team information management system, intends to strengthen the sanitation company to perform the contract according to the law, to protect the supervision of the rights and interests of workers.” Huang Xiaojing said, “The government bears part of the responsibility of the government, the company should bear The government will strengthen coordination and supervision to ensure the sanitation workers' treatment."