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New Indian Express
15-05-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Congress eyes professional vote via AIPC outreach
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Leaving no stone unturned in the run-up to the decisive assembly election, the All India Professional Congress (AIPC), Kerala chapter, has decided to come up with an 'Office Wellness Bill'. This is part of the strategy of AIPC and Congress to make inroads into an unfamiliar vote bank to win their confidence by addressing the issues facing the community of professionals. In an effort to cash in on the community's sentiments over the death of Keralite Chartered Accountant Anna Sebastian, who succumbed to workplace stress in July 2024, the AIPC will launch a campaign. The four-phased programme has been charted by the AIPC to address stress faced by professionals at their workplace. Those working in IT, banking/financial, health, engineering, legal and academic sectors are included in the category. According to the assessment of AIPC, there are around 15- 20 lakh professionals in the state. 'There are around three lakh IT professionals and four lakh each work in health and banking sectors,' state president of Professional Congress, Ranjith Balan, told TNIE.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Professionals' Congress launched workplace wellness campaign in Kerala
T'puram: All India Professionals' Congress , Kerala chapter has launched a wellness campaign in memory of Anna Sebastian, an MNC employee who passed away in July last year due to excessive workplace stress. As part this, AICC general secretary Deepa Dasmunsi inaugurated a state-level event on Friday. Dasmunsi said that if the UDF comes to power in Kerala, they will implement the Office Wellness Bill . Professionals' Congress national president Praveen Chakravarty, who presided over the event, said that the law is part of a comprehensive intervention for professionals in various sectors. Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Ramesh Chennithala, who spoke on the occasion, also emphasised the necessity of such a law. The 'For Anna, For All' campaign is a three-month programme during which AIPC Kerala members will travel to every district in the state to hold meetings with professionals, their parents, employers, and health experts. The aim is to gather inputs, suggestions, and recommendations to draft guidelines for the Bill that ensures healthy and supportive workplaces for all professionals in Kerala. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 10 Mysterious Photos That Cannot Be Explained True Edition Undo At the end of this exercise, the final guidelines will be presented to senior Congress leadership, along with a commitment to introduce this legislation when a Congress-led govt comes to power in 2026. "This is an issue that affects millions of working professionals in Kerala alone, and many more across the country. Kerala will be the first state in India to enact such a law to ensure safer, healthier workplaces for professionals," said Ranjith Balan, president of the state chapter of Professionals' Congress.
