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Gurgaon: An umbrella organisation of workers from various government departments has threatened an indefinite strike from January if the authorities don’t meet their demands. The All Haryana Workers’ Union said their key demands included putting a stop to outsourcing work to private agencies , increasing their minimum wages and equal work equal pay.The members of the union have lined up a meeting in Gurgaon next week. We also want a pay on a par with workers in Punjab. That is unacceptable to us.”Sanjay Saini, who heads a union of power department workers, said the government should meet their demands at the earliest if it wants the smooth functioning of various departments. Our biggest worry is outsourcing work to private agencies, which they are doing more often now..