Power-loom workers union stages day-long hunger strike in Sircilla
Members of the CITU-affiliated Power-loom Workers’ Union on Friday staged a 24-hour hunger strike in Sircilla demanding urgent steps by the government to place fresh orders for production of Bathukamma saris and other fabric to mitigate the financial woes of the power-loom workers in the textile town. Addressing the demonstrators, the union leaders said thousands … Read more