Anywhere else in the world (ex-Africa) non-paid pilots would hire a good lawyer to sue the fraudulent employer in a class-act. Why not in India? Is it because the legal system on the subcontinent is so bad that none of the abundant law firms bother to take a no-win-no-fee case, or is it because the pilots themselves have realised that they de facto are slaves with shining stripes on the sleeves?
And where do slaves go? The success rate for Indian pilots when applying for jobs in foreign airlines is one of the lowest around, so the poor suckers are caught between a rock and a hard place.
PM me if you know of a good Indian law firm who is actually taking action against the fraudsters. They owe me half a crore.