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September 15, 2004

Support the Poor, Smoke a Beedi

Financial woes of the Tamil Nadu tobacco workers -

Mukkudal (Tamil Nadu), Sept 15 : The beedi workers in Tamil Nadu are in a pathetic condition these days. These under-paid workers are facing tough time eevn as they have to borrow loans to meet their daily expenditure.

The workers are paid a meagre 50.25 rupees per 1000 beedis. They seek loans from their pension fund to meet their urgent monetary needs, but often they are denied the right...

Am I the only one who's surprised that they've got a pension fund to draw upon? Wild stuff....

vinod on September 15, 2004 11:12 AM in · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post


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