A large chunk of Tirupur’s garment industry was on road on Monday (15 March).
To control the exorbitantly rising yarn prices and bring it to the attention of the Central and State Governments, a one-day strike and closure of all shops was called on Monday in Tirupur, India’s leading apparel production hub.
Addressing a big gathering, Raja M. Shanmugham, President of Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA), said, “Knowingly or unknowingly, we are losing jobs to our competing countries by exporting yarn. Yarn supply should be prioritised for the garment units.”
TEA and the representatives of 27 knitwear Stakeholders Associations and 8 Trade Unions were together behind this initiative.
As per various reports, owners and workers of more than 300 units participated in this strike and showed their anger against the rising price of yarn.
After demonstration, representatives of apparel manufacturers met District Collector and submitted their memorandum. Due to this one-day strike, production worth Rs. 150 crore was hit.
It is also pertinent to mention here that garment manufacturers had also planned and prepared for a rally to raise this issue strongly, but it couldn’t get materialised.
