Unemployment On Rise After Article 370 Repeal Due To Internet Shutdown

Plummeting mobile phone sales due to internet blockade in Kashmir has pushed hundreds of people on the verge of losing their jobs. Most employees working at mobile outlets in Srinagar have not received salaries since August.

Showkat Ahmad Dar, a salesman at a mobile phone outlet at Residency Road in Srinagar said he has to either quit or seek a transfer.

The lone breadwinner for a family of four said he has not received his salary of Rs 14,000 after Article 370 was revoke by the Centre on August 5. ‘Internet to be Restored Soon’, Says Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik After Restoration of Mobile Phone Network.

“One of the reasons our salaries have not be released is because we haven’t been able to mark our attendance online due to the internet blockade.”

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