The Communist Party of India, deeply mourns the death of more than 40 workers, in a fire accident that occured in a cracker factory near Sivakasi town in Tamil Nadu and sends its deeply felt condolences to the bereaved families of the victims.
Accidents in Cracker manufacturing factories have occured several times in the last 20 years taking the total numbers of victims beyond 200 and it is sad to not that most of them involved were young boys and girls who went to work to eke out their livelihood. In one such accident three months ago in the same area, 9 young workers were burnt to death.
CPI expresses its deep concern at the inhuman attitude adopted by the concerned authorities for having failed to take appropriate steps to ensure safety measures in such factories and hence urges upon to the state and central government to take note of the failure of their machinery in taking steps to prevent such accidents, despite the prohibition of child labour in this hazardous industry. The law enforcement has failed to take out children from this hazardous occupation and children have been losing their childhood and dying in these accidents.
The CPI appeals to the Tamil Nadu government to rush all needed medical aids to the workers who have sustained burn injuries and are fighting for their survival.
The CPI demands speedy, appropriate steps to ensure the safety of the workers in their work place and assure the nation that preventive steps will be taken to avoid recurrence of these type of ghastly accidents and also appeal to the government to liberally help for the rehabilitation of the injured workers. Adequate compensation be paid to the victims families.
Accidents in Cracker manufacturing factories have occured several times in the last 20 years taking the total numbers of victims beyond 200 and it is sad to not that most of them involved were young boys and girls who went to work to eke out their livelihood. In one such accident three months ago in the same area, 9 young workers were burnt to death.
CPI expresses its deep concern at the inhuman attitude adopted by the concerned authorities for having failed to take appropriate steps to ensure safety measures in such factories and hence urges upon to the state and central government to take note of the failure of their machinery in taking steps to prevent such accidents, despite the prohibition of child labour in this hazardous industry. The law enforcement has failed to take out children from this hazardous occupation and children have been losing their childhood and dying in these accidents.
The CPI appeals to the Tamil Nadu government to rush all needed medical aids to the workers who have sustained burn injuries and are fighting for their survival.
The CPI demands speedy, appropriate steps to ensure the safety of the workers in their work place and assure the nation that preventive steps will be taken to avoid recurrence of these type of ghastly accidents and also appeal to the government to liberally help for the rehabilitation of the injured workers. Adequate compensation be paid to the victims families.
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