Woman auto driver, allegedly denied right to work, reinstated in Kerala’s Kochi
The 52-year-old, who was reportedly not allowed to work for over four months after her expulsion from the CITU, was reinstated after her plight caught public attention through media reports
A 52-year-old woman autorickshaw driver, Ms. Usha Babu, has been reinstated to her auto stand outside Ernakulam Junction railway station in Kochi, Kerala after being denied the right to work for over four months by members of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU). Ms. Babu, a native of Fort Kochi, alleged that she was expelled from the union following false allegations and threatened by union members when she attempted to return to her stand.
She and her ailing husband relied on her income after their son's death. The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) intervened on Ms. Babu's behalf, stating that her case violated human rights and aimed to protect her right to work. The Ernakulam District Autodrivers Association (CITU) general secretary, Sakkeer Hussain, confirmed that the union leadership took immediate action upon learning of the issue and instructed the unit not to interfere with her right to work, leading to her reinstatement at the stand.
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