Financial woes of the Tamil Nadu tobacco workers –

Mukkudal (Tamil Nadu), Sept 15 : The beedi workers in Tamil Nadu are in a pathetic condition these days. These under-paid workers are facing tough time eevn as they have to borrow loans to meet their daily expenditure. The workers are paid a meagre 50.25 rupees per 1000 beedis. They seek loans from their pension fund to meet their urgent monetary needs, but often they are denied the right…

Am I the only one who’s surprised that they’ve got a pension fund to draw upon? Wild stuff….