Tirupur garment units go on strike over 'abnormal' increase in yarn price

Yarn price hike: According to industry sources, the production loss is estimated to be around Rs 165 crore due to the strike

Nearly 9,000 units and 800,000 workers, who are employed directly and indirectly, are on strike after the Rs 50,000-crore knitwear industry in Tamil Nadu's Tirupur on Monday decided to protest againt the spike in yarn prices.

According to industry sources, the production loss is estimated to be around Rs 165 crore due to the strike.

As many as 27 knitwear stakeholders' associations and 8 trade unions have called for the strike, which will involve about 9,000 worker units, catering to both domestic and export markets. These units employ around 800,000 workers directly or indirectly.

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