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Dear Friends,
Please find forwared Action alert from GJLF to demand justice to the workers
in Goa's famed tourism sector. In Solidarity, seby.
-- Orignal Message --
From: "gjlf labour" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Action alert workers of Goa.
Welcome to the land of Goa. A story of worker in transnational leisure
corporate. Albert Rodrigues (27) resides in a village called Siolim located
in Bardez taluka, north Goa, India. He has been employed in Travelpack
Panjim-Goa-capital town. Joined company from September 12, 2002 is a
confirmed staff. Distance from Siolim to Panjim is 21 kms.
Working as a 'driver' and with paid salary of Rs. 3380/- with Rs.180/- for
fringe benefits deduction.
In the month of November 2004, when he went to see weather salary has been
processed or not, there is a deduction of Rs. 465. After inquiring with the
bank manager of Corporation Bank-Panjim Branch he found that the company had
deducted without any prior notice or any explaination. His salary slip
displays no deduction.Rs. 465, which is a very big amount for a person who
is not even getting the minimum salary.
At the moment, Goa is the most expensive place to live in as compared to the
rest of the states in India. Goa also has the lowest pay scale as compared
to rest of the states in India.
The table will explain the calculation of daily expense of unskilled labour
as per the price rise.
Breakfast 30
Lunch 50
Dinner 50
Transport 30
Personal saving 40
Total 200
Multiplying Rs 200 for 30 days -- the minimum monthly salary is Rs.6000. He
has been underemployed by Rs. 2440 if he considers himself as unskilled
labour. But when he works as a driver means there is no doubt that he is
skilled labour. His salary should be higher than that of an unskilled
labour. Number of working hours he puts is not less then 18 hrs. Of which he
is not even getting an additional single penny. He gets paid only for 08
hrs. and thus the company is robbing him for 10hrs. Per day. It's left up to
you to calculate how much he has been robbed by the company.
This is a ruthless exploitation of the labour by the company. With this
salary, is it possible him to get married and support a family? Or should he
commit suicide like the farmers of Andhra Pradesh, India? Or should he
peddle narcotics on the beaches of Goa?
Gjlf demands answers for these questions from the transnational leisure
corporate Travelpack, whose head office is based in UK. And which has its
eleven suboffices in India. Choosing Goa as a hub of entire operation i.e
Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO), on the lines of a callcentre --
accounting, web designing, loading information in (special downloaded
module) software with flight fares, amending fares loaded by reservation
staff, providing grounding (stay) accommodation for charter and domestic
tourist. Providing transfers on arrival and departure of tourist as well as
providing vehicles on disposal as per the requirement of customer.
Plus during the charter flight operation employing the (local) boys as hotel
representatives and sending them to respective hotels in search of sales of
different holiday excursions which delights the tourist and pours additional
pounds in maximising corporates accounts. Travelpack is a wholesaler of
issuing flights tickets of various airlines, to sub agents and customers.
In the Goa office, there are 134 employees. Number of tourists arriving
through Travelpack are not less then 800 per week. The charges differ as per
the grade of hotel. Minimum 600 pounds per person per week. So the question
of getting minimum wage is all together a distant dream. The situation is of
life and death. The company wants Albert Rodrigues to work to death. By
working also he is unable to munch bread and butter or, in other words, the
company is snatching the loaf of bread from his mouth.
Few days back, a local newspaper carried a story saying that the Travelpack
is a job-generating organisation. But the local news paper has forgotten to
carry a statement saying that at the same time a brutal exploitator of
employees.
There is a online call centre reservation staff whose turnover per month is
not less then 300,000 pounds (three hundred thousand pounds) in Indian
Rupees it is Rs 2,46,00,000 (two crore fortysix lalj ri[ees) at the exchange
rate of Rs. 82. Revenue which is generated by the (local) hotel
representatives is not less then 4000 pounds per week. i.e. Rs.328,000
(rupees three lacks twenty eight thousand). Not less then 16000 pounds per
month. i.e. Rs.13,12,000/- (thirteen lakhs twelve thousand). For six month
it is 96000 pounds i.e. Rs. 78,72,000 (rupees seventy eight lakhs seventy
two thousand). There are domestic cars and coaches on disposal. Plus there
is sale of issuing domestic flight tickets from Goa. This is all of Goa
office.
Leisure of the tourist and harresment and starvation of the employees. The
transnational leisure corporate (Travelpack) is becoming prosperous through
accumulation of capital, while workers in Goa are forced in to
impoverishment. This is 'Goa'. This company is living by marketing the
beauty of 'Goa' and squeezing the necks and kicking the stomachs of the
worker in Goa.
Besides, the Goa transnational leisure corporate (Travelpack) is having ten
more offices in India. And eight out of India. Below mentioned are the
addresses of different offices:-
TRAVELPACK MARKETING AND LEISURE SERVICES INDIA LIMITED
5/6, sesa Ghor, 20 EDC complex, patto panjim-Goa. 403001. India.
Fax No. 0091-832-2438681
phone no. 0091-832-2438677,75
mobile no. 9823096497
email add: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
AirCanada HYD
Contact person: Ali
contact # 09866322107
Address:
Travelpack Marketing & Leisure Services (India) Ltd & Air Canada
6-3-866-A Mekins Mahashwari
Suite 202
Greenland, Begumpet
Hydrabad
Andhra Pradesh-500016
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Air Canada BLR
contact person: kiran
contact# 09886119626
Aircanada skylac plazzo
1st flr, 98 murugeshpallya
Airport Road,
Banglore 560017
Travelpack Marketing & Leisure Services (India) Ltd & Air Canada
28/5 veerbadhra temple street
chinnappa Reddy lane
Banglore560008
karnataka
AirCanada MAA
contact person:Gopi
contact #09841673627
Address:
Majestic Tower
101(old no. 1) H. D. Raja Road
Eldams Road
Teynampet
chennai-600018
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
GSA: TRAVELPACK INDIA PVT. LTD
G-3 MAKER CHAMBER V
NARIMAN POINT
MUMBAI
400021
PH. 022 22837088
FAX 022 2837094
Travelpack Marketing & Leisure Services (India) Ltd
305, RAHEJA CHAMBERS,
3RD FLOOR, NARIMAN POINT
MUMBAI-400021
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
AIR CANADA
GSA: TRAVELPACK INDIA PVT. LTD
F/4 ~SANMOL PLAZA~T
OLD PADRA ROAD
VADODARA
390015
PH 0265 2311349
FAX 0265 2312765
Travelpack Marketing & Leisure Services (India) Ltd
504,swagat building,
near lal banglow, C. G. Road
Ahmedabad-380 009
37/3913B-3&4
Central Arcade
Azad Road
Kaloor
Cochin-682017
Kerala
Travelpack Marketing & Leisure Services (India) Ltd
101-110, somdatt chambers-I
Bhikaji Cama Place
New Delhi-110066
UK Harrow
73-77 lowlands Road
Harrow Middlesex
HAI 3AW
0870 127 1000
FAX: 0870 127 1010
email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
UK wembley
523 High Road
Wembley middlesex
HA0 2DH
0870 128 8000
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UK Manchester
Clerendon House,
Clarendon Road
Manchester
M30 9TR
0870 127 2000
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UK West End
73 Great Titchfield Street
London
W1W 6RD
0870 127 400021
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UK Glasgow
3rd floor,
146 Argyle Street Glasgow
G2 8BL
0870 127 3000
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UK Birmingham
Radclyfe House
66-68 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham
B16 8PF
0121 454 7967
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UK Heathrow
suite G046,
Renaissance Hotel
Bath Road,
Heathrow Airport
TW62AQ
0870 127 1000
email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
USA Fremont
TRAVELPACK USA INC.
39055 HASTINGS St.,
HASTINGS PLAZA, SUITE 207 D,
FREMONT, CA-94538.
Appeal for solidarity action!
* Call up delegation in corporate Travelpack closer to you.
* Email your protest message demanding justice to Albert.
* Circulate this Email-ID as widely as possible.
GOA JUSTICE AND LABOUR FOUNDATION (Registered under Trade Union Act,1926)
Registered No-431 Reg.office: Annexe 271, Turtle Bay, Tembavaddo, Morjim
Beach, Pernem, Goa-403512
WE CARE, WE DARE!
