Ahmedabad: The joint forum of unions and associations of Airports Authority of India (AAI) has sought the intervention of chief ministers of six states to stop the privatization of the six airports by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
The Airports Authority Employees' Union (AAEU) at the Ahmedabad airport last week wrote a letter to chief minister Narendra Modi demanding immediate intervention and stopping the proposed action of privatization by the Central government.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to hand over the operations, management and development of six AAI-run airports in Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur and Guwahati to private parties on a public-private partnership basis. Over 12,000 employees in AAEU, including 170 in Ahmedabad, have begun protest against privatization by sporting a black ribbon at work. The AAEU has also planned a slew of protests in October, including hunger strike.
The employees believe that privatization will not only increase the cost of services at airport but will also be a threat to their jobs. "The government has given 'mini-ratna' status to AAI and now they are giving its control to private players," said an airport employee.
Read News In full 16/09/13 Piyush Mishra/Times of India
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