Job woes haunt resettled families

Chennai | Monday | 19th February, 2018

Summary:

The women work in four-hour shifts everyday for 40 days for a daily wage of ?205. more-inUntil a few months ago, Anita* was working as an office staff near her home in Arumbakkam. While officials from the TNSCB had assured to impart skill training in housekeeping and others, it is yet to begin. ‘We need money’“We have no option but to take up whatever job comes our way. We need money to support our families,” said Anita, who with 15 other women from the tenements were recruited by the local panchayat officials to keep the area clean..