Industries and businesses in Coimbatore cut down working hours
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In view of the night curfew imposed by the State Government
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In view of the night curfew imposed by the State Government Micro units, small-scale industries, traders and hoteliers here are shutting down businesses early as restrictions related to operation at night hours came into effect on Tuesday.
The State government has announced curfew from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. till April 30 in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19.
According to the hoteliers, they should shut down at 9 p.m. So, the hotels will close for customers at 8.30 or so.
Most migrant workers won’t benefit from vaccination drive
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Most workers, employed in industrial units, are aged 20-40
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Most workers, employed in industrial units, are aged 20-40
The Tamil Nadu government’s directive to industries to vaccinate all workers aged 45 and above will not cover a majority of them here as most of the migrant workers are aged 20-40.
K. Selvaraju, secretary-general, Southern India Mills’ Association, says that of the 50 lakh workers employed in textile units across the State, just about 10% will be eligible for vaccination. A majority of the workers are from other States or women from different districts. They are all aged below 45. But textile units having in-house dispensary or healthcare centres are trying to vaccinate all their workers, he says.
Industries urged to vaccinate all workers aged above 45
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AAA The State government has urged all industries to ensure that workers and staff aged 45 and above are vaccinated in the next two to three weeks, to control the spread of COVID-19. Senior officials of Industries and MSME Departments had a meeting with industry associations on Wednesday.
According to Coimbatore District Small Industries’ Association president M.V. Ramesh Babu, and Southern India Mills’ Association secretary general K. Selvaraju, who took part in the meeting, the government has said that if an industry had more than 100 workers, vaccination camps could be organised on the industry premises. If larger units have in-house medical centres, these can be used as vaccination hubs so that nearby industries also benefit.
Textile industry to stop child labour as importing countries act tough
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The US government recently issued a restricted import of goods and has included Indian cotton seeds, cotton and, thread/yarn based on some published reports The Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council has stressed the importance of eradicating child labour in any form of employment across the value chain, mainly importing countries preparing a country-specific restriction list of products that use child labour.
The US government recently issued a restricted import of goods and has included Indian cotton seeds, cotton, thread/yarn, besides other commodities based on some published reports.
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