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‘Beaten, warned against leaving’: 100 tribal workers from Jharkhand flee Tamil Nadu textile factory

The Indian Express·Shubham Tigga·about 1 month ago
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Anil Samad, a resident of the Chakradharpur area, said that he and many workers from his group made their way back after tensions escalated at the factory. A group of around 100 migrant Adivasi workers from Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district have returned home over the past two days, alleging physical assault and non-payment of wages at a textile factory in Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal. Anil Samad, a resident of the Chakradharpur area, told The Indian Express that he and many workers from his group made their way back after tensions escalated at the factory. “Many youths have been working there for the last couple of years. My group and I went there three or four months ago. There were problems with food, rules and behaviour of staff. When we raised our concerns and told them about leaving the factory, they started assaulting us and warned us not to leave,” he said. Workers alleged that the situation worsened after a dispute inside the factory, following which some employees were allegedly beaten.…

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