Woman Tweets About Mall Worker Made To Stand For Over 8 Hours, Internet Calls It 'Inhumane'

Can you fathom standing for more than eight hours straight? What if your job requires you to do it? Will you be able to do so?

It appears that few people have no choice but to follow it. A woman spoke up about the same on Twitter and it has caught the internet's attention. Here's what she had to say.

Woman highlights the sad reality of employee forced to stand for the entire duration of an 8-hour shift

This young man was seen standing in this place under the escalator since 12 noon (at Chennai Phoenix mall again. I come to know that their duty hours are from 12 noon to 8.30 PM.) He did not have a seat. I noticed that no seat has been provided for him. Unable to stand he was¡­ pic.twitter.com/kbqFTANoZ7

¡ª Shobana Ravi, Author. (@ShobanaRaviNews) July 15, 2023

Author Shobana Ravi took to Twitter to describe a young man she saw waiting under an escalator in a mall at 12 pm. Then she discovered that their working hours were from 12 pm. until 8.30 pm. She also saw that there was no seat for him to sit on.

Shobana emphasised how "cruel" it was to force someone to stand for 8 hours and 30 minutes. She then asked the management a question.

She observed the young man standing beneath an escalator at Chennai Phoenix Mall since noon where his duty hours were from 12 noon to 8:30 pm. Surprisingly, no seat had been provided for him, leaving him to fidget and lean on the desk due to the discomfort from standing for such a long duration. The situation seemed "cruel" to her since expecting someone to remain on their feet for 8 hours and 30 minutes is unfair.

The woman who noticed this incident, while sipping tea nearby, questioned why the management did not provide a seat and treat these workers more decently. They wondered if the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act of 1947 mandated the provision of seats for workers who have to wait on customers for extended periods.

Woman's tweet raised concerns about working conditions faced by labourers

Additionally, the concern raised by their friend, Mangalasundari Sarangarajan, regarding labourers working for deep-cleaning agencies was brought to everyone's attention. These workers lock themselves inside the toilets while they use acid to clean the washrooms, exposing themselves to hazardous fumes.

The woman suggested that householders should insist on keeping the doors open during cleaning, and the agencies should provide the workers with appropriate protective gear. They urged the Tamil Nadu labour minister and commissioner to address these troubling working conditions faced by labourers. Here's what people wrote in the comments.

In most of the private schools there is no chair?for teachers to sit, the teachers will have continuous classes also.

¡ª VMAHESH (@VMAHESHCAT) July 15, 2023

I found this inhumanity prevailing across London in all shops and malls. Employees need to be on their feet for the full 6-hr shift they work there. And many wore heels too.

¡ª S. Lalitha (@Lolita_TNIE) July 16, 2023

I saw this at a washroom of a restaurant #QBA Connaught Place Delhi n in spite of my requests to provide a stool for the lady who has to work at home also, they refused to entertain the pleas

¡ª Latika (@imlnk) July 16, 2023

Important issue raised. We must be aware of such practices in places where we go and for the people themselves too, there should be a mechanism, imptovement and suggestion system that can bring attention to their issues.

¡ª Shams Ur Rehman Alavi ??? (@indscribe) July 15, 2023

This indicates level of their mentality. Not humbleness , no curtesy shown by some company/organisations. Public must boycott such organisations where humans / employees are treated like old time slaves. Simple

¡ª Sandeep Chaprana (@SandeepChaprana) July 15, 2023

What do you think about this? Tell us in the comments.

For more trending stories, follow us on Telegram.