The move by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) in Chennai to outsource bus drivers and conductors through private manpower agencies is a “dangerous experiment”, which will lead to discrimination in salary between workers doing the same job, besides encouraging many other unfair labour practices, the Madras High Court has said.
Justice R. Hemalatha made the observation while quashing the MTC’s September 30, 2023 tender notification for outsourcing drivers and conductors through manpower agencies. She directed the MTC as well as the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) to fill all vacancies for drivers, conductors, drivers-cum-conductors, and technicians only through direct recruitment.
