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In Spinning Mills Of Tamil Nadu, Women Work On Empty Stomachs
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu: The pots and pans in Anandi Murugesan’s home lie empty. A handful of vegetables litter the floor below. Dinner is far from ready. The last meal that 15-year-old Anandi ate was some rice and leftover lentils. More than eight hours later, and there is still no freshly cooked food in sight. “There is rice and my younger siste...
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In Tamil Nadu's Spinning Mills, Long Working Hours, Torture And Child Labour Common: Research
By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai: Various forms of slavery, including child labour, are present in more than 90 per cent of south India’s spinning mills which produce yarn for Western brands, researchers said, calling for mapping of supply chains and tougher audits. The India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN), a human rights organisation, spoke to...
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At Tamil Nadu Mill, A Teen Girl's Death Forces Questions On Bonded Labour
An investigation into the death of a teenage girl working in a spinning mill in Tamil Nadu has raised fresh concerns over the working conditions of textile workers, especially those trapped in bonded labour.
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14 child labourers rescued from a spinning mill
Fourteen child labourers working in a private spinning mill at Veppadai have been rescued,police said.
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Spinning mills exploit poor girls in Tamil Nadu
Poor girls in rural Tamil Nadu are being exploited by spinning mills promising a lump sum for their wedding if they work for three years.
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In Spinning Mills Of Tamil Nadu, Women Work On Empty Stomachs
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu: The pots and pans in Anandi Murugesan’s home lie empty. A handful of vegetables litter the floor below. Dinner is far from ready. The last meal that 15-year-old Anandi ate was some rice and leftover lentils. More than eight hours later, and there is still no freshly cooked food in sight. “There is rice and my younger siste...
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In Tamil Nadu's Spinning Mills, Long Working Hours, Torture And Child Labour Common: Research
By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai: Various forms of slavery, including child labour, are present in more than 90 per cent of south India’s spinning mills which produce yarn for Western brands, researchers said, calling for mapping of supply chains and tougher audits. The India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN), a human rights organisation, spoke to...
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At Tamil Nadu Mill, A Teen Girl's Death Forces Questions On Bonded Labour
An investigation into the death of a teenage girl working in a spinning mill in Tamil Nadu has raised fresh concerns over the working conditions of textile workers, especially those trapped in bonded labour.
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14 child labourers rescued from a spinning mill
Fourteen child labourers working in a private spinning mill at Veppadai have been rescued,police said.
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Spinning mills exploit poor girls in Tamil Nadu
Poor girls in rural Tamil Nadu are being exploited by spinning mills promising a lump sum for their wedding if they work for three years.
