Stop the planned layoff of IIT Kanpur Visitors' Hostel workers

Please ensure justice with them !

I hope and urge IIT Kanpur to take decisions in support of humanity and the workers. It should serve as a role model for students in being more sensitive.

Even if the contract is changing there is no reason to change the workers. In fact IIT should hire manpower and run the Guest House itself.

We are with VH workers.

This is sad.

I hope the issue gets handled with a little more compassion.

The existing workers should not be terminated.

IITK-MBA BATCH OF 2009-11

It is shameful on the part of an institute like IITK to even be involved in such practices. Instead of showing the world a model of sustainable and inclusive development we are setting bad examples.

I agree.

The happenings lower the image of IITK in many minds. Quick handling is needed.

We have signed the petition.

Dear Prof Indranil, Please bring more accountability in the way contract workers are handled.

Its completely unethical. 72 employees should be brought back.

How can administration be so insensitive?

The issue is very concerning. I hope the director would step in and take an action.

Dear Prof. Manna, Request to intervene in this matter and see that no unjustice is done to the long serving workers. Payment of minimum wages has always been the responsibility of the principal employer. So legally also IITK is responsible to maintain that. Thanks Sajid

8 years ago Featured

I have received excellent service at the VH during batch reunions. I find it disturbing that 72 out of 74 workers will be terminated after many years of service to IITK>

I support the petition. The contractor should not be allowed to do it. This is sad.

Prof Manna, please ensure that IITK does not violate contract labor laws and respects human dignity and right to livelihood of VH contract workers.