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In Tamil Nadu's fireworks factories, women form 70% of workforce but are paid half as much as men


In Tamil Nadu’s fireworks factories, women form 70% of workforce but are paid half as much as men
While recent mishaps in the hazardous industry were highlighted ahead of the state polls, no politician acknowledged the plight of the poorly-paid women.
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Sivakasi s 1,070 medium and small-scale units account for nearly 90% of the country s firecracker production.
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Arun Sankar / AFP
S Rathinam, 39, had escaped death by a whisker that afternoon.
On February 13, she, along with hundreds of others, had to run for their lives when a blast rocked the fireworks unit where they worked in Achankulam village, near Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district of southern Tamil Nadu. Up to 26 people, mostly women, were killed and several injured in the explosion. ....

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