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All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) staged a protestation successful beforehand of Dindigul Collectorate connected Monday urging the State authorities to instrumentality implicit and tally the closed Dhanalakshmi Paper Mill located successful the district, taking into relationship the payment of the workers.
The members said the insubstantial mill which was operating for galore years successful the Vilampatti country has remained closed for the past 24 months. Although the absorption claims that the mill was unopen down owed to a dispute, the workers alleged the mill was earning a profit.
When the mill was closed, the absorption failed to code workers’ issues. No benefits were provided to them. The members submitted a petition to the Collector successful this regard.
The members said erstwhile the mill was archetypal established, the section residents welcomed it. It provided employment opportunities to the radical of the region. Permission was besides granted to utilise h2o from the Vaigai River.
Even erstwhile the mill was generating profit, the absorption closed the insubstantial mill. As a result, 1,500 to 2,000 workers from astir 400 families person been straight affected. Given the deficiency of cultivation enactment oregon immoderate alternatives, the workers are presently facing a terrible livelihood crisis, they said.
In bid to resoluteness the contented and code the plight of the workers, AITUC urged the State authorities to intervene successful the matter. The members urged the authorities to behaviour negotiations to facilitate the reopening of the insubstantial mill and if it failed past the State authorities itself should instrumentality implicit and negociate the insubstantial mill, they said.
The members said if their demands were not met, they would intensify the protests.
