Hyderabad, Sept. 12 -- The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) on Sunday wrote a letter to state IT Minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) requesting his intervention to improve the conditions of cab drivers in Telangana.

In a press release, TGPWU president Shaik Salauddin said that the IT,E&C industry in Hyderabad has over 5.8 lakh employees in 1,500 companies and pointed out that the sector had clocked exports of over Rs 1.28 lakh crore during 2019-2020.

"As the IT companies are still operating in work from home mode 33,000 cabs hired by these companies have gone off the roads, rendering drivers jobless. According to the cab drivers, it has become very difficult for them to feed themselves and their families," he remarked.

The TGPWU...