Slipper company closes down, 350 lives affected

Kanpur, June 27(UNI) The management of Rupani footwear, a Kanpur-based slipper firm, today announced the closure of the company affecting the livelihood of 350 employees.

Employees union sources informed that the management had earlier terminated the services of 45 women employees resulting into demonstrations by the employees, who were demanding rollback of the decision.

Critisising the management, a union spokesman said that such acts had been done earlier also and demanded government's interference in the entire matter to protect employees interest.

After the closure of the company, employees here expressed their anguish by protesting and raising slogans against the company.

Meanwhile, police managed to control the tense situation prevailing there.

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