In a recently released statement, Eveready Group of Spinning Mills that makes a variety of yarns has denied the allegations of exploitation of workers at its premises. As per the statement the company is a fully professional organization which offers all the needed support and facilities to its workers. Recently there were reports in main stream media that two women workers left the mill by scaling the compound wall as they were not satisfied with the working conditions. In an email to Apparel Resources, the company said, “Our mill is a professionally managed corporate set up, with a spindle-age of 1,52,000 located at Vedasandur in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, and is a leader in the textile industry for the last two decades. The mills have installed state-of-the-art technology machines at its mills to help reduce the work fatigue of workers.”
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The company says that these two women workers named R. Pavithra and S. Ranjitha joined the group on 1st June, 2016 and 28th May, 2016, respectively. “After our initial enquiry and assessment based on their written complaints given to us and to the government officials, it’s been ascertained that they wanted to leave the mills’ compound for the reason that the parents of Ranjitha wanted her to work there for at least six months which she did not like, and hence she decided to leave the mills. She also instigated her roommate Pavithra to accompany her. Pavithra has even requested the management to take her back for work. With a proven track record of worker satisfaction, an incident like this cannot be echoed as an example of delinquency against our company. The allegations by the two women workers are believed to have been tutored with ulterior motive and vested interest,” says the statement.
The company further states that subsequent to the incident, government officials from various departments conducted investigations, but no accusation as reported in the media could be established.
The company also counters the allegation of a worker union that says that the workers staying in the hostel are not allowed to use phones. “Parents can visit their daughters anytime, and take them to any place of their choice. We even encourage our mill workers to pursue higher studies free of cost through correspondence. As of now, 130 workers of the company are undergoing various recognized courses such as M.B.A),” concludes the statement.
