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TN Transport Strike: Retired Employees In Despair As They Await PF Payment
A lady with a young boy on her lap look out the window as they ride the bus. The transport employees have been risking their lives to ensure the communters’ safety. (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
The strike by Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation workers has brought to the fore some of the hardships faced by its retired employees. One of the reasons for the strike prolonging is that the Edappadi K Palaniswami Government has not been able to address the grievance of retired transport department workers.
A transport employee’s letter doing rounds on Whatsapp groups highlights the problem of the retired staff. Swarajya checked and found that the reality is far more grievous that what this person has said. Here is rough translation of the letter:
“Dear Tamil Nadu Transport Minister, Mr Vijay Bhaskar:
Another retired transport employee said that employees outside Chennai like those in cities like Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore besides those in the rural areas are the worst sufferers. A couple of employees have even died without getting their legal dues. In May 2017, the Tamil Nadu government had assured the unions and workers that it would be clearing their dues soon. Unfortunately, the assurances have not been kept, forcing the workers to resort to strike.
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