Sir

Yes, these two pieces of information are really disturbing. It has become very rampant practice to use Contract labourers to "make good" for the loss of productivity due to restraining attitudes of the permanent workmen, an euphemism used for ineffective Management.

I don't know how we will become a developed country, more importantly an evolved Society with such attitudes and practices?

I am also disturbed by the third piece of news where in the English Tea companies have stopped buying Tea from the India companies on the plea of Bad working conditions of the labourers. Not sure if they have thought of what they could have done alternatively? Whether they were having vendor inspection which would include the audit of the working conditions, etc.?
Because, I am not sure what Good it has done to those poor labourers who may lose their livelihood itself for want orders to the company !!

As expressed in one of the comments – what are the senior professionals, HR or others working in the company doing?

And my experience tells me that the company mentioned in the Hindu report is not the only one, even those Groups who talk of Humane approach have members who resort to such short cuts, and their Ethics and Moral standards claims have become a mere rhetoric.

Rgds.
Dipak