The All India Trade Union Congress has urged government to absorb the employees of Jet Airways holding the latter entirely responsible for the job losses following the end of operation of Jet Airways. Jet Airways had staff strength of over 16,000.
“Government, banks and various other airlines are talking about anything and everything except continuing employment of these employees. This is “ease of doing business” – nobody considers the liability of the employees, least of all the central government under Modi,” AITUC said in a statement on Monday.
“AITUC demands that the concerned employees be absorbed suitably in government jobs,” it said.
According to AITUC statement, “it is a known fact that many of the airlines are struggling to remain afloat because of the high fuel prices, for which the central government is entirely responsible”.
AITUC has expressed its solidarity with the Jet Airways employees, who are made to pay the heavy price for the central government’s policies, it said.
However, the trade union has warned that government should not pressure the public sector banks to bail out private entities like the Jet Airways, ILF&S.
