Family Welfare Visitors, Family Welfare Assistants and Family Planning Inspectors in Kaliganj Upazila of Jhenaidah observed a work stoppage and sit-in on Wednesday, demanding swift implementation of a long-pending recruitment policy.
The workers gathered in front of the upazila family planning office from 9am, calling for formal recruitment rules, career progression and promotion opportunities that they say have been denied for decades.
Family Planning Inspector Shahinur Begum said they provide services ‘from birth to death’, including newborn registration, antenatal care, referrals, home deliveries, EPI assistance and community clinic duties.
“We administered Covid vaccines, cervical cancer vaccines and helped make the country polio-free. Yet, in 26 years, we have not received any recruitment rules or promotion. Until recruitment rules are implemented, we will continue our work stoppage and sit-in,” she said.
Kaliganj municipality Family Planning Inspector Md Saeed Hasan Kanan said they work in remote areas on family planning, early marriage prevention, dowry issues and school health programmes.
“Despite our qualifications, we receive no promotions. We start in one post and end our career in the same post,” he said. “Following central directives, we are observing this stoppage, and it will continue until recruitment rules are confirmed.”
He urged the government to finalise the recruitment framework without delay.
Family Welfare Visitors, Assistants and Inspectors working across the upazila joined the programme.
