Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday spoke with the parents of Anna Sebastian Perayil, who died due to alleged extreme work pressure at Ernst & Young, and assured them that he will fight for the cause of improving working conditions for the millions of professionals in India.

Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday offered his sympathies to the family members of a 26-year-old EY employee who reportedly died of "work-related stress" and assured them that he would fight for the cause of improving working conditions for the millions of professionals in India.

As the death of an EY employee allegedly due to 'overwork' sparked a nationwide debate on work-life balance, mental health, and corporate accountability, a psychiatrist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital asked the demanding employers to recognise the fact that workers are human beings and not machines.

Gandhi assured them that he will fight for this cause in his personal capacity as the Leader of the Opposition.

Anna Sebastian Perayil, who passed her CA exams in 2023, worked at EY Pune office for four months before she succumbed

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the death of a chartered accountant from Kerala in Pune allegedly due to excessive workload.

India is investigating the work environment at Big Four accounting firm EY, the labour minister said on Thursday, after the death of a 26-year-old associate worker was blamed on stress by her mother who demanded accountability.

Rahul Gandhi spoke to the parents of Anna Sebastian Perayil, the EY employee who died due to alleged extreme work pressure, and vowed to fight for improved working conditions in India.

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday spoke with the parents of Anna Sebastian Perayil, who died due to alleged extreme work pressure at Ernst & Young, and assured them that he will fight for the cause of improving working conditions for professionals in India.