Workers See No Other Option, Withdraw Avadi Garment Unit Strike After a Week

AROUND 560 women workers of Celebrity Fashions Limited in Avadi have withdrawn their week-long protest after the company agreed to a slightly higher settlement for the loss of their jobs owing to the firm's decision to shift its operations to Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) unit in Tambaram.

- MOHAMED SALAHUDEEN @Chennai

Though the company offered the option for the workers to continue in their jobs in Tambaram, the women, who live predominantly in and around Minjur and Red Hills, had said it would not be feasible as they would end up spending 15 hours or more each day away from their homes. The workers' primary demand to not shift the operations was rejected.