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TN powerloom workers to go on strike on April 12

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Press Trust of India Namakkal
Tamil Nadu powerloom workers will go on a statewide strike on April 12 to press their charter of demands including a hike in wages.

Powerloom workers union state secretary M.Chandran told reporters here that powerloom workers in Namakkal district were were working 12 hours a day but getting meagre daily wages.

Most of them are bonded workers, he claimed.

The union had raised the demands several times. The state government should intervene in the matter, he said, adding, they would go on strike on April 12 to press their demands.

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First Published: Apr 01 2015 | 11:42 PM IST

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