Two manufacturers' associations representing hundreds of factories said protecting workers' health was a priority. "Factories keep a tab on the workers' health, conducting regular blood tests to check haemoglobin levels and ensure nutritious food if workers have anaemia," he added. At a clinic in Dindigul, doctor P Nalina Kumari said she treated many women from spinning mills and garment factories. "The priority is always production," said Prithviraj Sinnathambi, director of CARE-T, which promotes labour rights for garment workers in factories. Manimekalai Natesan, head of women's studies at Bharatidasan University, started documenting the lives of garment workers in 2011, and said there had been little sign of improvement.

Source: bd News24 June 12, 2019 00:00 UTC