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No transgender jobs in Air India: SC seeks government’s reply

The court has given the ministry four weeks time to respond.

The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Civil Aviation ministry among on a petition by transgenders which alleged that they were not considered for airline jobs.

No transgender jobs in Air India: SC seeks government’s reply

The petitioners said that 400 posts were advertised by the ministry in Air India, but not a single person from their community got a job. The court has given the ministry four weeks time to respond.

The petitioners also said that a transgender who had worked as a ground staff for a private agency in an airport too was not considered for the job.

OneIndia News

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