HAL workers’ union seeks jobs for dependents of staff who have died of Covid

The workers’ union at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has sought employment for eligible dependents of workers who have died of Covid 19 across all units of the public sector aircraft manufacturer in the country.

In a June 9-letter to HAL CMD R Madhavan, the convenor of the All India HAL Trade Unions Coordination Committee (AIHTUCC), Suryadevara Chandrasekhar, has stated: “We have lost around 90 employees across India to Covid. There have been over 60 deaths in Bengaluru alone and also deaths at the Lucknow, Nasik and Kanpur units. Many colleagues and well-wishers who were between 35 and 45 years of age have died.”