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ALL INDIA BANK EMPLOYEES'
ASSOCIATION
Central Office: “PRABHAT NIVAS” Regn. No.2037
Singapore
Plaza, 164, Linghi Chetty Street, Chennai-600001
Phone:
2535 1522 Fax: 2535 8853
M- 984 00 899 20 Web:
www.aibea.in
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mail ~ chv.aibea@gmail.com 9840089920
PRESS RELEASE
17-5-2020
By C.H. VENKATACHALAM, GEN SECRETARY, ALL INDIA BANK EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
ALL INDIA BANK EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION sets apart Rs. One Crore from its
General Fund to foot the train fare of migrant workers for their travel back to
their places. AIBEA has written to
Railway Minister offering to pay train fare for migrant workers upto Rs. One
crore.
In the present lockdown situation, the
worst affected due to the restrictions have been the migrant workers. There are nearly 8 crores migrant workers who
have gone one State to another State in search of some livelihood. These migrant workers have already been the
most exploited lot because they have been working for paltry wages without any
social security cover. Due to present
lockdown, they are now out of any job as all economic activities are now under
lockdown. Hence they have no wages and
no means to eat. Since there is
uncertainty when the lockdown will be removed and normalcy may take quite a
long time, out of desperation, these migrant workers have been flocking back to
their native villages thousands of kilometers away.
Due to lack of train or bus service, they
have even gone by walk and cycle and many have lost their precious lives due to
unfortunate accidents. Government has
recently run Shramik train to ferry them to their States. But the problem arose about who will pay the
train fare. Some arrangements are made
by Central and State Government but still the problem persists.
Looking to the pathetic plight of the
migrant workers, All India Bank Employees Association has decided to set apart
Rs. One crore from its General Funds and has written to the Hon Railway
Minister Shri Piyush Goyal offering to foot the train fare of migrant workers
upto Rs. One crore.
We hope that the Government and the
Railway Minister will accept our offer so that we can extend our help to the
affected migrant workers.
C.H. VENKATACHALAM
GENERAL SECRETARY
