Spinning Mills Labourers of Tamil Nadu under Risk
According to a report, the workers in Tamil Nadu are trapped in forced labour conditions in the spinning mills that produce fabrics and yarn for international markets like Europe and the USA.
The difficult
nature of the supply chain and lack of transparency about the trade flows makes
it difficult to map all the links from spinning mill to consumers, says the
report. It has been analysed using the indicators for forced labour given by
the International Labour Organisation that the workers in these spinning mills
are under pressure ad threat. They are even made to work overtime according to
the report.
It also says
that the employers take advantage of the miserable condition of the migrant
labours that are recruited with false promises. As the corona crisis has
worsened in the country, the condition of the labourers has also worsened as
they are given less salary, mass dismissals, and forced overtime.
The weavers in
Tamil Nadu also complained that the government has not done anything for the
development of weavers in the state. According to Santha Ram, Vice-president,
Bharat Handloom Weavers Association, the silk that is produced in Nilayur, is
exported to other states like Gujarat and Maharashtra. He also said that there are 500 handloom weavers in the village and they all are badly
affected in the lockdown due to the pandemic. He feels that the next government
should do something meaningful for the weaver community. He also wants that the
government should waive off the loans and debts on the weavers and that the
government should provide the weaver community pucca houses to live in.
Source – Mint
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