T.N. spinning mills said to have ‘forced labour’
The Hindu
The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and Arisa, an independent human rights organisation, have alleged forced labour at the spinning mills in Tamil Nadu.In a report ‘Spinning A
The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and Arisa, an independent human rights organisation, have alleged forced labour at the spinning mills in Tamil Nadu. In a report ‘Spinning Around Workers’ Rights,’ SOMO and Arisa allege existence and risk of forced labour in the spinning industry in the State. For the report, 725 workers, including 284 women, in 29 spinning mills were interviewed between October 2019 and January 2020. Additional research was done into sourcing relations and trade flows, using trade databases and publicly available supplier base information, says a press release. Further, 15 of these workers were interviewed in October last year to understand the impact of COVID-19. Many of these units were directly or indirectly part of the supply chain of some of the international brands.
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