Powerloom units demand wage hike, start protest in Tamil Nadu
1 month, 1 week ago

Powerloom units demand wage hike, start protest in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

TIRUPPUR: Around 10,000 powerloom unit owners from Tiruppur started an indefinite strike on Friday and hoisted black flags in their units demanding wage hike. S E Boopathy, treasurer of Coimbatore and Tiruppur powerloom owners association, said, “We take job orders from textile manufacturers, produce fabric, and supply to them. Wage increases have been in effect every three years since 1992 and decided through negotiations with the textile manufacturers in the presence of the respective district collectors.” The last wage revision was in February 2022, when we settled for 15 % hike. Only members of our union are involved in this protest.” A senior officer in the Labour Department of Tiruppur said, “We are in discussions with textile manufacturers and power loom owners regarding wage hike.

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Powerlooms begin strike in Coimbatore and Tiruppur
6 days, 16 hours ago

Powerlooms begin strike in Coimbatore and Tiruppur

The Hindu  

The powerlooms in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts began an indefinite strike on March 19 demanding a permanent settlement to the wage issue. In Tiruppur and Coimbatore districts alone, approximately around 2.5 lakh power looms are functioning and through them approximately 1.25 crore metre materials are manufactured. The powerloom job workers said that power tariff hike and spare part price rise …

Tiruppur Powerloom Weavers Declare Indefinite Strike From March 19 Over Wage Hike Demand
1 week, 5 days ago

Tiruppur Powerloom Weavers Declare Indefinite Strike From March 19 Over Wage Hike Demand

ABP News  

Powerloom weavers in Tiruppur have announced an indefinite strike from March 19, pressing for a wage increase to offset rising operational costs. The Tiruppur District Job-Working Powerloom Weavers Association, which represents around 1.5 lakh members, has been staging protests, urging textile manufacturers to revise wages in line with escalating expenses. Divided On Wage Revision Demand Historically, powerloom wages in the …

High power costs: MSME unit owners stage hunger protest
1 year, 6 months ago

High power costs: MSME unit owners stage hunger protest

The Hindu  

Over 3,000 owners of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises units in Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Erode districts went on a hunger protest at Karanampettai in Tiruppur district on Thursday, September 7, to draw the attention of the Tamil Nadu Government to the impact of high power cost. The Tamil Nadu Industrial Electricity Consumers Federation had called for the protest to highlight …

Telugu Desam leaders protest against power tariff hike and power cuts in Nellore
1 year, 9 months ago

Telugu Desam leaders protest against power tariff hike and power cuts in Nellore

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Telugu Desam leaders on Thursday staged a protest in front of the AP Southern Power Distribution Company of Ltd office against the recent hike in power tariffs and the prevailing power cuts. He alleged that the government had increased the power tariffs eight times under the guise of modifying slabs, fixed charges and additional deposits, among other factors. Kotamreddy …

Powerloom unit owners to begin strike today
9 years, 1 month ago

Powerloom unit owners to begin strike today

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupur: The job working powerloom unit owners in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts will begin an indefinite strike on Thursday over weaving charge issue as planned, as the talks held by Tirupur district collector on Wednesday failed to convince them to give up the protest. The pact for weaving charge revision was signed between the job working power loom unit owners …

Powerloom units resume production
14 years, 10 months ago

Powerloom units resume production

The Hindu  

The production in over 40,000 power looms in different parts of Erode district resumed on Monday as the owners of the units called off their strike. Powerloom owners in Veerappan Chatram and a few other parts in the district went on an indefinite on April 26 protesting against the raising cotton yarn prices and unannounced power cuts. The weaving sector, …

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