Dyers Association announces indefinite strike from April 9

Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, Mar 30 (UNI) The Dyers Association of Tirupur today announced that Dyeing and Bleaching units would go on an indefinite strike from April 9, as they were unable to repay the penalty imposed by the Madras High Court due to lack of work from garment manufacturers to meet their expenses.

Talking to UNI here, the Association General Secretary S Samiappan said the 494 units in Karur have also decided to stop their work from April 2.

The Court had ordered them to pay fine of six paise per litre of effluent discharged from January 1 to March 31, eight paise from April one to May 31 and ten paise from June 1 to July 31.

The units had paid around Rs five crore as fine in February last.

UNI