Tasmac staff seek special allowance

Coimbatore: Tasmac workers from the district staged a protest on Tuesday seeking a special allowance of Rs 7,500, as they feel that they have been braving various risks and working during the pandemic.
Members of the CITU Tasmac Workers Union, who staged the protest, also sought that the workers be given Covid-19 tests and proper safety gears.
They said the families of Tasmac workers who had died due to Covid-19 be given a solatium of Rs 5 lakh and one member from the family of the deceased be given a job. They said the state should conduct Covid-19 tests for all Tasmac workers, and if found positive, the state should bear the treatment cost. They also sought quality personal protective equipment. The protest was held at the Tasmac manager’s office at Peelamedu. TNN