Delhi Golf Club Employees Protest After Management Fires 66 Employees

66 employees at one of Delhi's exclusive clubs were fired earlier this week. The management has sighted a dip in revenue as a reason for the layoffs. Delhi Golf Club president Major RS Bedi has told NDTV that – “Food and beverages services have been losing consistently, and the main reason is the extremely high wages that we have been paying out to the staff as a result of a major wage agreement that we entered into in 2015"Bedi further added that employees needed to understand the club’s financial distress in the face of the pandemic.According to Major Bedi, compensation worth Rs 11 crore has also been given to the 66 employees.The Wire met with the employees of the club to learn more.Like our work? Click here to support The Wire: https://thewire.in/supportThe founding premise of The Wire is this: if good journalism is to survive and thrive, it can only do so by being both editorially and financially independent. This means relying principally on contributions from readers and concerned citizens who have no interest other than to sustain a space for quality journalism. As a publication, The Wire will be firmly committed to the public interest and democratic values.We publish in four different languages!For English, visit www.thewire.infor Hindi: http://thewirehindi.com/for Urdu: http://thewireurdu.comfor Marathi: https://marathi.thewire.inIf you are a young writer or a creator, you can submit articles, essays, photos, poetry – anything that’s straight out of your imagination – to LiveWire, The Wire’s portal for the young, by the young. https://livewire.thewire.in/You can also follow The Wire’s social media platforms and engage with us.Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/TheWire/https://www.facebook.com/TheWireHindi/https://www.facebook.com/TheWireUrdu/https://www.facebook.com/TheWireMarathi/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/thewire_inhttps://twitter.com/thewirehindihttps://twitter.com/TheWireUrduhttps://twitter.com/TheWireMarathihttps://twitter.com/livewireInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thewirein/https://www.instagram.com/livewirein/Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button to never miss a video from The Wire!