Op-Ed / Commentary

Pushed to the Limit: Poor, Stressful Work Conditions Mar Freight Train Drivers’ Lives

Zaen Alkazi

The Wire

September 26, 2023

Much of the work of checking of trains before departure has been put onto the shoulders of loco pilots and guards – a technical task they are not trained to do. Slackened safety standards are among the many troubles they face.

Read: Pushed to the Limit: Poor, Stressful Work Conditions Mar Freight Train Drivers' Lives

Cite this source:

Alkazi, Z. (2023) ‘Pushed to the Limit: Poor, Stressful Work Conditions Mar Freight Train Drivers' Lives’, The Wire, 26 September. Available at: https://thewire.in/labour/pushed-to-the-limit-poor-stressful-work-conditions-mar-freight-train-drivers-lives