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Retailers body appeals to prioritise Covid vax for workers
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SME Times News Bureau | 17 Mar, 2021
Retailers Association of India (RAI) has appealed to the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare to consider prioritising vaccination for the
frontline retail workers who face hundreds of people in the course of
dispensing their duties and run the risk of getting infected.
In
a submission to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, RAI
expressed that the hard work, struggles, and risk of retail frontline
workers must also be appreciated along with the frontline workers of the
medical and the law enforcement staff.
Just as the healthcare
staff, front-end employees of retail stores have risked their lives to
serve citizens during the peak of the pandemic by keeping their stores
open ensuring that citizens had access to essential items. They are
continuing the relentless effort even today.
Speaking about the
submission, Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO, Retailers Association of India,
said, "It is known that the Indian Retail industry employs about 46
million people, which sustains the livelihood of 250 million Indians.
These include individuals engaged in the supply, retail and delivery of
products across all channels of retail. An opportunity of getting
vaccinated should be given to all those Employees/Salespersons of the
Retail Stores who continue to serve the general public every day."
"This
will not only benefit the retail industry but also benefit the public
at large who continue to rely on the frontline retail workers for their
daily needs."
The pandemic-led lockdown had significantly
impacted the Indian Retail industry, which hasn't yet been able to
achieve the pre-pandemic level of sales. As consumers start to resume to
their regular shopping needs, retailers are hopeful of recovery in the
first six months of 2021.
At this juncture, all efforts are
required to boost the local economy to help the survival of the retail
and restaurant sectors, thus saving millions of jobs, RAI said.
Retail
in India which is sized around $ 854 billion continues to be one of the
country's largest industries that makes up for over 10 per cent of the
GDP.
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