From working as executives to driving autos or selling fish or a living, former employees of bankrupt travel giant Cox & Kings continue to suffer, since it shut down its offices without giving them pending dues. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has appointed a resolution professional for the company as it defaulted on a loan. The company had 2,500 staffers countrywide. Many of the Mumbai-based employees have pending dues in the range of Rs 3 lakh to Rs 70 lakh.

With loans to repay, children to be educated, and in one case treatment of cancer on their mind, many of them have been forced to take up odd jobs to support their families. While the India offices shut down in October 2019, the employees were allegedly not paid since June 2019.