"Employees Accuse G4S India of Exploitation", 08 May 2020

A 2007/2008 report titled The Inequality Underneath India’s Economic Boom: G4S Security Workers Fight for Their Rightful Place in a Growing Economy published by UNI Property Services... underlines that security workers for G4S India, one of the largest private-sector employers in India, are at the bottom of the income scale.

UNI Global Union also found that “G4S underpays workers’ overtime. The company does not pay the double rate required for the four hours of overtime put in by many workers. G4S workers often work six or seven days a week, twelve hours a day.”

In September 2019, Amit Shah, the home minister, asked private security companies to implement welfare schemes like a regular health check-up, accident insurance and a governmental-backed pension plan. According to Shah, India has nine million private security guards, compared to three million police and paramilitary forces.

Global Ground Media reached out to G4S India for comment...

They additionally stated that “G4S India has built its reputation as a responsible, law abiding corporate citizen in India that respects and proudly complies with all laws including without limitation laws governing Private Security Agency, Provident Fund, Employee State Insurance, Minimum Wages, Bonus, Gratuity, Labour Welfare Fund and other social and labour welfare legislation. G4S India is an established and reputed organisation with transparent processes that are audited in India and worldwide. All guards working for G4S India are on its payroll and are credited the salary directly in their bank accounts.”