NEW DELHI, Oct 31: Taking note of a retired Railway employee’s complaint, the NHRC has directed the Railway Board to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of systematic exploitation and unfair labour practices against station masters — particularly in the Central Zone.

The human rights body has issued notices to the chairman of Railway Board and the Chief Labour Commissioner October 27 and asked them to submit an action taken repot within four weeks.

In his complaint to the Commission, retired station master Virendra Kumar Paliwal

alleged that station masters are forced to work unpaid overtime for critical safety duties, subjected to excessive work hours without adequate rest and forced to perform consecutive night duties.

“The allegations made in the complaint prima facie seem to be

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