Construction workers in Coimbatore left in lurch

Construction workers in the district registered with the labour welfare department have said that they have not received the special assistance of 1,000 promised by the state government to help them during the lockdown. Workers still waiting for the dole include both whose bank accounts are already with the board and those who had given their bank details after the announcement, said union representatives. N Selvaraj, general secretary of Tamil Nadu AITUC Construction Workers’ Union, said the money transfer system of the labour welfare department was ineffective and was the main reason for the delay.