India, Dec. 5 -- Employees of Assam's 108 Mrityunjoy Emergency Response Service - including ambulance drivers and technicians - continued their statewide strike for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, disrupting emergency medical services across the state.

Protesters at Guwahati's Chachal area alleged on Thursday that instead of addressing their grievances, authorities have terminated nearly 700 employees over the past two days.

Nearly 3,000 employees of the 108 emergency service have been on a strike since December 1. Their key demands include job regularisation, fair wages and payment of long-pending overtime dues.

"We work round the clock but are paid for only 10 hours, which is lower than many industrial labourers. We risk our ...