Injured on sets of 'Bigg Boss', carpenter fights for his dues

For the lakhs who tune into reality television show Bigg Boss its usually the underdog who emerges as a favourite Behind the scenes however is an underdog nobody has heard of who is struggling for his rights since he was injured on the shows set a year agoTajuddin Jamadar his wife and nineyearold daughter have fallen on hard times since his injury on the sets of Bigg Boss left him unfit for work No longer able to afford their own house they had to move into a 4X4 room shared with his brother sisterinlaw and their three kids A new season of the show is set to kick off but Jamadar is yet to receive help PicsRane Ashish Tajuddin Jamadar 32 was a carpenter and handyman working for daily wages on the set of Bigg Boss8 The Rs 556 he earned for every shift was barely keeping his family afloat until September 13 2014 when an accident at work injured his spine leaving him unable to workAlso Read 71yrold tainted by scam acquitted by HC fights for his pending duesAccording to the law Endemol the entertainment company that produces Bigg Boss is dutybound to pay wages for a shift per day to Jamadar until he is declared fit to work again However the company is yet to pay the dues which cross Rs 1 lakhI got injured while working on the previous season of Bigg Boss last year A few other workers and I were carrying a big bench which slipped and fell on me Because of my injury I cant work anymore Doctors have told me not to lift heavy objects Jamadar told midday adding I was taken to a local hospital in Lonavla and was then shifted to Shushrusha Hospital in Dadar where I was treated for 20 days My treatment is still going on but I am yet to receive my moneyUntil now I have only been paid about Rs 49000 in three months wages The company is supposed to give me over R1 lakh to cover my dues until August I hope I will receive my money so that I can bring my life back on track he addedDesperate timesSince the accident Jamadar and his family have fallen on hard times He is unable to work and since he was the only breadwinner they are now struggling to make ends meet Doctors suggested that he undergo a surgery for better recovery but they cant even afford that either said a family memberJamadar his wife and their nineyearold daughter used to live in a room at a Dharavi chawl but after they couldnt afford the rent they have moved in with his brother The three of them now live in a cramped 4X4 room with Jamadars brother sisterinlaw and their three kidsSince my husbands injury our only source of income has dried up There were days when we had to sleep on an empty stomach We cannot afford our daughters school fees said Jamadars wifeHelp from unionFrom the day of the injury till August this year the company owes a years wages to Jamadar but has cleared three months worth so far While the 32yearold has had a hard time trying to get the attention of Endemol production house he has the support of the Film Studio Setting amp Allied Mazdoor UnionRead Story Cancer survivor wages 22year battle for salary duesIt was with the unions help that Jamadar was taken for another checkup at Mukund Hospital in Andheri this June when the doctors advised he take rest as he was still unfit to work The union has also written to Endemol AVP Commercial Dinesh Khetan requesting that the company pay Jamadar his duesGangeshwar Shrivastav general secretary of the union said We have been chasing the production house for some time In fact we also met a few officials regarding the issue but we have received only promises A couple of weeks ago we visited the set and met Dinesh Khetan from Endemol He promised us that the dues will be cleared but that has not happened so far