Services of Air India casual workers could get regularised

Chennai: Air India is reeling under a post-tax loss of Rs 5,548.26 crore but representatives of the 500-odd casual workers employed by the airline appeared happy after its chairman and managing director Arvind Jadhav gave them an assurance that their demand for regularising the service of casual labourers might be considered.
The casual workers employed by the airline as catering assistants, baggage handlers, drivers of airline buses inside the airport, security scanning and other jobs for the last 25 years have been demanding that the management regularise their services.
A couple of labourers, who had formed the Indian Airlines Pattali Union, met Jadhav on Wednesday as he emerged from a board meeting and handed him a petition seeking redressal for their grievances. "The chairman has promised that a decision will be taken on the issue in two months. We are happy that we were able to meet him and present our demand," said K Arumugam, vice-president of the union.
All the labourers are in the 42-52 age group and are dependent on Air India for their livelihood. "The airline gives us work for only 90 days at a stretch and pays Rs 190 per day. The rest of the days we remain idle. We are not able to go for other work because we keep hoping that the management will regularise our services," said R Krishnan, a handler of aircraft crew baggage.
12/11/09 Times of India

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