Chennai, Apr 22 (KNN) The workers of National Textile Corporation (NTC) mills staged a protest in front of six textile mills in Tamil Nadu demanding payment of wages that has been stopped for the last five-six months.

The mills remain closed since April 2020 and the workers were receiving 50 per cent wages.

However, for the last six months or so, the workers are not paid any wages. 

Around 500 workers staged the protest in front of six mills in the State, including a few in Coimbatore, reported The Hindu.

As per reports, around 150 women also participated in the protest.

Those who retired in the last two years have not received the gratuity. The Central government should take a decision on NTC mills and pay the wages and other benefits to the workers, the union leaders said.

Several workers were still attending the mills for mandatory maintenance works. They are also not getting any salary, they added.  (KNN Bureau)