Chaos Erupts at Air India's Mumbai Recruitment Drive

Mumbai Airport: 15,000 applicants turned up for 1,700 Air India job interview

Ground-handling firm AI Airport Services Ltd (AIASL) said the unexpectedly large turnout of applicants for the job of loaders had led to chaotic scenes outside the recruitment venue in Mumbai on Tuesday. Near-stampede scenes were reported as over 15,000 persons turned up to submit applications for the 1,700-plus openings for loaders at the firm's office near Mumbai airport. "Our HR department was expecting 8,000-10,000 applications but we received over 15,000 applications on Tuesday," said AIASL CEO Rambabu CH. Also read How job and education quotas is not really helping backward sections Job creation debate heats up ahead of Modi 3.0 govt's first full Budget Labour Ministry dismisses Citi claim, India will struggle to plug its jobs gap Editorial. Labour shortage, low wages call for policy response AIASL, formerly a subsidiary of Air India, is owned by the government and provides ground-handling services to Air India and foreign carriers. On Tuesday, the applicants who had arrived from all over Maharashtra were meant to be screened and tokens handed to qualified persons. Following the chaos that broke out on Tuesday the firm has decided to stagger the collection of applications over a week and across various modes such as email or post for future recruitment drives, Rambabu said. Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand lead in formal sector job growth: EPFO While the incident sparked off a controversy with Opposition parties targeting the government over soaring joblessness, a Shiv Sena-affiliated union accused the ground handler of mismanagement of the recruitment drive. "After the last interview sessions in summer we had pointed out that there is no shelter outside the office and applicants have to wait for four to five hours to drop forms. No sitting arrangement or facility of drinking water was provided," Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti Mahasangh general secretary Pradeep Mayekar highlighted in a letter to the ground handler on July 13. SHARE Copy linkEmailFacebookTwitterTelegramLinkedInWhatsAppRedditPublished on July 17, 2024

Watch: Stampede-like situation as hundreds of job seekers turn up for Air India's interview in Mumbai

A huge crowd of job seekers turned up for a walk-in interview at Air India Airport Services Ltd in Mumbai's Kalina on Tuesday, causing chaotic scenes. Videos of the crowd doing rounds on social media show thousands of people rushing towards the interview centre. Some people can also be seen climbing vehicles and trees to reach the centre faster. Amid the rush, authorities were also forced to intervene to prevent any stampede-like situation. According to the general secretary of the Aviation Industry Employees Guild, George Abram, the recruitment process was "mismanaged", reported India Today. The Air India Airport Services had opened walk-in interviews for 2,216 vacancies for the post of a handyman - a person who performs various repairs and maintenance tasks, and for utility agents. In a notification dated June 28, the company said: "AI Airport Services Ltd (formerly known as Air India Air Transport Services Limited) (AIASL) wishes to fill in existing vacancies as per the estimated requirements and maintain a wait-list for vacancies arising in future. Indian Nationals (Male & Female) who meet with the requirements stipulated as mentioned herein, may apply for various posts at Mumbai international airport posts on a Fixed Term Contract basis (3 years) which may be renewed subject to their performance and the requirements of the AI Airport Services Limited. The number of vacancies are indicative and may vary as per the operational requirement." It added, "The reservation will be as per the Presidential Directives. The actual reservation of vacancies would depend upon the prevailing strength at the appointment time." Despite the challenges, the company has reportedly assured that all submitted CVs will be reviewed and the eligible candidates will be contacted for further process. This comes just a few days after a similar incident took place in Gujarat's Bharuch where hundreds of people turned up for a job interview organised by chemical firm Thermax Company for just 10 vacant positions. A video of the large crowd struggling to enter the interview centre also went viral on social media.

Near stampede at hiring venue for airport loaders

Ground-handling firm AI Airport Services Ltd (AIASL) said the unexpectedly large turnout of applicants for the job of loaders had led to chaotic scenes outside the recruitment venue in Mumbai on Tuesday. Near-stampede scenes were reported as over 15,000 persons turned up to submit applications for the 1,700-plus openings for loaders at the firm's office near Mumbai airport. "Our HR department was expecting 8,000-10,000 applications but we received over 15,000 applications on Tuesday," said AIASL CEO Rambabu CH. Also read How job and education quotas is not really helping backward sections Job creation debate heats up ahead of Modi 3.0 govt's first full Budget Labour Ministry dismisses Citi claim, India will struggle to plug its jobs gap Editorial. Labour shortage, low wages call for policy response AIASL, formerly a subsidiary of Air India, is owned by the government and provides ground-handling services to Air India and foreign carriers. On Tuesday, the applicants who had arrived from all over Maharashtra were meant to be screened and tokens handed to qualified persons. Following the chaos that broke out on Tuesday the firm has decided to stagger the collection of applications over a week and across various modes such as email or post for future recruitment drives, Rambabu said. Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand lead in formal sector job growth: EPFO While the incident sparked off a controversy with Opposition parties targeting the government over soaring joblessness, a Shiv Sena-affiliated union accused the ground handler of mismanagement of the recruitment drive. "After the last interview sessions in summer we had pointed out that there is no shelter outside the office and applicants have to wait for four to five hours to drop forms. No sitting arrangement or facility of drinking water was provided," Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti Mahasangh general secretary Pradeep Mayekar highlighted in a letter to the ground handler on July 13. SHARE Copy linkEmailFacebookTwitterTelegramLinkedInWhatsAppRedditPublished on July 17, 2024

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The Air India Airport Services had opened walk-in interviews for 2,216 vacancies for the post of a handyman. The company said in its notification: "AI Airport Services Ltd (formerly known as Air India Air Transport Services Limited) (AIASL) wishes to fill in existing vacancies as per the estimated requirements and maintain a wait-list for vacancies arising in future. Indian Nationals (Male & Female) who meet with the requirements stipulated as mentioned herein, may apply for various posts at Mumbai international airport posts on a Fixed Term Contract basis (3 years) which may be renewed subject to their performance and the requirements of the AI Airport Services Limited. The number of vacancies are indicative and may vary as per the operational requirement."