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.

Rahul Gandhi spoke with Anna Sebastian's parents via a video call arranged by the AIPC chairman Praveen Chakravarty who visited their home in Kochi.

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

The NHRC issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment for a detailed report on the matter within four weeks and called the companies to review employment policie

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.

EY India Chairman Rajiv Memani expressed regret for not attending the 26-year-old employee’s funeral, whose death is alleged to be the stress caused by work, reported the news agency PTI on Friday.

Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi expressed condolences to the family of a deceased EY employee, promising to improve work conditions in India. The All India Professionals Congress will launch a helpline to address work stress issues,

Anna Sebastian Perayil died in July and was overworked with a “backbreaking” load as a new employee, which affected her “physically, emotionally, and mentally”, her mother Anita Augustine wrote in a letter to EY’s India chairman which went viral on social media.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has pledged support to the family of Anna Sebastian Perayil, a 26-year-old who died due to overwork at Ernst & Young. Gandhi praised her mother's call for better workplace conditions and promised that the Congress party would work towards ensuring such tragedies lead to meaningful change.

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 promises to fight for better working conditions after tragic death of Anna Sebastian Perayil at EY.