National holidays still a dream of Chennai workmen
Updated Jan 25, 2021, 10:57 am IST
Companies asking their employees to work on holidays to stabilise the incurred losses in the after COVID times
A file photo used for representational purposes only (Image source: Swapan Mahapatra/ PTI)
CHENNAI: As the country is all set to observe its Republic day as a national holiday, the workmen in many factories across the city are still forced to work without adequate benefits over the years.
This practice has been going on over the years at a time when the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Act 1958 provides for the grant of National festival holidays to persons employed in industrial establishments across the State.