Now, for the past one year, the family of six has been depending on the old-age pensions of her parents. When the NTC closed down its 23 spinning mills following the COVID-19-induced lockdown in March last year, Vijayamohini mills too downed its shutters and remained closed for more than one year. It again closed for some weeks for quality check of the fibre raw material before reopening on June 1. The Vijayamohini mill is currently running much below capacity, as the raw material is also running out. The NTC has still not sent any raw material from Mumbai, citing paucity of funds,” says M.T.Antony, secretary of the Trivandrum Textile Workers' Union, affiliated to the CITU.

Source: The Hindu June 05, 2021 17:48 UTC