Beedi workers to take out protest march against COTPA amendments

Beedi workers to take out protest march against COTPA amendments

The Hindu

Beedi workers affiliated to different unions in Dakshina Kannada will carry out a protest march on February 25 in Mangaluru against the proposed amendments to the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA). Talking to reporters, Vasanth Achari from the South Kanara Beedi Workers Federation (CITU), said the proposed amendments to COTPA will make it more stringent and drastically cut down beedi business, which, in turn , will affect livelihood of lakhs of people.
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