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Major Fire At Spinning Mill In Punjab's Ludhiana, 80 Fire Tenders At Spot
A major fire broke out at a spinning mill in an industrial area near here on Sunday. There was, however, no loss of life in the incident, police said, adding the cause behind the fire was yet to be ascertained.
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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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Nine lakh bales of cotton gutted after fire in spinning mill in Erode
More than nine lakh bales of cotton and yarn worth crores of rupees were burnt to ashes when a fire swept through a private spinning mill in the district in the wee hours today.
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Tamil Nadu utility restrained from cutting power to wind mills
In a major relief to members of the Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA), the Madras High Court has restrained Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) not to resort to load shedding for those having dedicated feeder lines and wind mills.
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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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Bonded labour at mills for unmarried girls
Poor girls in rural Tamil Nadu are being exploited by spinning mills promising them a lump sum for their wedding if they work for three years.
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Major Fire At Spinning Mill In Punjab's Ludhiana, 80 Fire Tenders At Spot
A major fire broke out at a spinning mill in an industrial area near here on Sunday. There was, however, no loss of life in the incident, police said, adding the cause behind the fire was yet to be ascertained.
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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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Nine lakh bales of cotton gutted after fire in spinning mill in Erode
More than nine lakh bales of cotton and yarn worth crores of rupees were burnt to ashes when a fire swept through a private spinning mill in the district in the wee hours today.
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Tamil Nadu utility restrained from cutting power to wind mills
In a major relief to members of the Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA), the Madras High Court has restrained Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) not to resort to load shedding for those having dedicated feeder lines and wind mills.
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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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Bonded labour at mills for unmarried girls
Poor girls in rural Tamil Nadu are being exploited by spinning mills promising them a lump sum for their wedding if they work for three years.
