NEW DELHI: Raytheon Technologies Corporation, which employs nearly 5,000 people in India, primarily through Pratt & Whitney (PW) and Collins Aerospace, sending 1,000 oxygen concentrators that have already started arriving in India, through the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum and other organisations. These life-saving devices will be distributed “where the need is the greatest, including those communities where (its) employees work and live, the tech major said in a statement.
PW president & country head Ashmita Sethi said: “We need a global response to tackle India’s second wave of Covid-19 infections. The aerospace industry has been on the frontlines, with our military and airline customers transporting vaccines, oxygen and medicines with urgency. We are proud to power their efforts, and help directly in this time of crisis.”
Raytheon Technologies chief communications officer Pam Erickson said: “Although there are signs of recovery in many parts of the world, our teammates in India continue to confront the enormous challenges of the pandemic. The time for us to act is now.”
Raytheon Technologies says it will be matching employee donations made through May 22, which will be channelled to several nonprofits supporting Covid-19 relief efforts in India.
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