KOLKATA: Debt-ridden Jet Airways, that was compelled to suspend operations after the foremost lenders refused to provide any emergency funds to stay the airline afloat, didn’t simply owe money to banks. In Kolkata, the carrier’s dues to a company to which it had outsourced all floor handling operations has crossed Rs four crore. Consequently, the Kolkata-based corporate, JSM Construction, has defaulted on cost of wage to contractual workers who treated the ground operations for Jet Airways and likewise did not pay flight touchdown and parking charges to Airports Authority of India (AAI) that Jet Airways routed in the course of the contractor.
“I am under tremendous drive to pay the salaries for the month of March to the 530-odd employees who worked as contractual staff for Jet Airways. The union has given me a three-day ultimatum. But how will I manage to cough up nearly Rs 1.2 crore in wage for March and a further Rs 76 lakh this is due to AAI for February and March? I have now not been paid any money since mid-December. I had paid the wage for February by taking mortgage from financial institution. Now, the financial institution has hooked up my accounts,” stated Shyamal Poddar, the owner of JSM Construction that has been servicing Jet Airways in Kolkata since March 17, 2000.
With Jet Airways formally shutting down operations and possibilities of Jet Airways starting up once more any time quickly appearing bleak, contractual employees who've now not gained their pay for March stepped up the drive at the Poddar to pay them the dues.
“With salaries that ranged from Rs 14,500 to Rs 18,000, the contractual workers eked out a modest residing. None of them have any financial savings. The little that can were has already been exhausted. Those who live in rented quarters have now not been ready to pay rent this month. Some are not able to regard their ill folks. Others have now not been ready to pay their kids’s tuition fees. We are in dire straits and want the dues paid immediately,” stated Loknath Nag, a contractual staff.
On Monday, they gheraoed Poddar for almost four hours, hard the wage dues be paid inside of 3 days. Union secretary Arindam Majumdar stated the employees did not care from how or where Poddar would manage the money to pay up. “When the times were just right, we are positive he made handsome income. Now that there’s a crisis, he cannot declare immunity. The wage for February was paid on March 18. A month has handed since without a additional cost. Our endurance is wearing thin,” stated the INTTUC-led contractual workers union secretary Arundam Majumdar.
On Wednesday, union president and Dum Dum Lok Sabha constituency Trinamool Congress candidate Saugata Roy had visited the agitating workers and expressed unity. “If the contractors in Mumbai, Delhi and Pune were ready to pay the wage to workers, then those in Kolkata will have to also get paid,” union president and South Dum Dum municipality vice-chairman Barun Natta stated.
“I am under tremendous drive to pay the salaries for the month of March to the 530-odd employees who worked as contractual staff for Jet Airways. The union has given me a three-day ultimatum. But how will I manage to cough up nearly Rs 1.2 crore in wage for March and a further Rs 76 lakh this is due to AAI for February and March? I have now not been paid any money since mid-December. I had paid the wage for February by taking mortgage from financial institution. Now, the financial institution has hooked up my accounts,” stated Shyamal Poddar, the owner of JSM Construction that has been servicing Jet Airways in Kolkata since March 17, 2000.
With Jet Airways formally shutting down operations and possibilities of Jet Airways starting up once more any time quickly appearing bleak, contractual employees who've now not gained their pay for March stepped up the drive at the Poddar to pay them the dues.
“With salaries that ranged from Rs 14,500 to Rs 18,000, the contractual workers eked out a modest residing. None of them have any financial savings. The little that can were has already been exhausted. Those who live in rented quarters have now not been ready to pay rent this month. Some are not able to regard their ill folks. Others have now not been ready to pay their kids’s tuition fees. We are in dire straits and want the dues paid immediately,” stated Loknath Nag, a contractual staff.
On Monday, they gheraoed Poddar for almost four hours, hard the wage dues be paid inside of 3 days. Union secretary Arindam Majumdar stated the employees did not care from how or where Poddar would manage the money to pay up. “When the times were just right, we are positive he made handsome income. Now that there’s a crisis, he cannot declare immunity. The wage for February was paid on March 18. A month has handed since without a additional cost. Our endurance is wearing thin,” stated the INTTUC-led contractual workers union secretary Arundam Majumdar.
On Wednesday, union president and Dum Dum Lok Sabha constituency Trinamool Congress candidate Saugata Roy had visited the agitating workers and expressed unity. “If the contractors in Mumbai, Delhi and Pune were ready to pay the wage to workers, then those in Kolkata will have to also get paid,” union president and South Dum Dum municipality vice-chairman Barun Natta stated.
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