Due to the steps taken by the Government of Tamil Nadu, normalcy is slowly returning to industries in Coimbatore. Workers and owners even celebrated Holi together followed by a non-vegetarian feast.
coimbatore: In Coimbatore district, a large number of migrant workers from the North are employed in various industries comprising textiles, construction, moulding, pump sets, hospitals, hotels and other establishments.
Following rumours that workers from the North were being attacked in Tamil Nadu, the Tamil Nadu Government and the state governments of Bihar and Jharkhand jointly intensified awareness campaigns to combat the rumours. Normalcy is now slowly returning to industries in Coimbatore district.
Most of the industries closed to celebrate the festival of Holi. Owners and migrant workers celebrated Holi together.
Arulmozhi, President of the Tamil Nadu Open End Spinning Mills Association (OSMA) said, "The measures taken by the Government of Tamil Nadu have greatly reduced the panic among migrant workers. The labourers, who had gone to their native places, informed their parents about the facts and said that they would return to Coimbatore within 10 days after the Holi festival."
"Most of the waste-pumping mills in Coimbatore were closed on Wednesday to celebrate Holi. Owners and workers from the Northern states celebrated Holi by sprinkling colours on each other, followed by a non-vegetarian feast for the workers," he added.
Sivashanmuga Kumar, President of the Coimbatore Micro and Small Warped Factory Owners' Association (COSMAFAN) stated that usually 50 percent of the workers from the Northern states go to their native places every year for the Holi festival. "An additional 15 percent of the people have left for their hometowns this year due to panic caused by rumours. But, due to the steps taken by the Tamil Nadu Government, normalcy is now returning to factories," he reassured.
Following rumours that workers from the North were being attacked in Tamil Nadu, the Tamil Nadu Government and the state governments of Bihar and Jharkhand jointly intensified awareness campaigns to combat the rumours. Normalcy is now slowly returning to industries in Coimbatore district.
Most of the industries closed to celebrate the festival of Holi. Owners and migrant workers celebrated Holi together.
Arulmozhi, President of the Tamil Nadu Open End Spinning Mills Association (OSMA) said, "The measures taken by the Government of Tamil Nadu have greatly reduced the panic among migrant workers. The labourers, who had gone to their native places, informed their parents about the facts and said that they would return to Coimbatore within 10 days after the Holi festival."
"Most of the waste-pumping mills in Coimbatore were closed on Wednesday to celebrate Holi. Owners and workers from the Northern states celebrated Holi by sprinkling colours on each other, followed by a non-vegetarian feast for the workers," he added.
Sivashanmuga Kumar, President of the Coimbatore Micro and Small Warped Factory Owners' Association (COSMAFAN) stated that usually 50 percent of the workers from the Northern states go to their native places every year for the Holi festival. "An additional 15 percent of the people have left for their hometowns this year due to panic caused by rumours. But, due to the steps taken by the Tamil Nadu Government, normalcy is now returning to factories," he reassured.