Manesar, Aug 12 (KNN) The industrial units in Manesar and Udyog Vihar are facing a labour crunch as most of the workers from the Muslim community have left the city fearing threats and arson in the aftermath of Nuh violence on July 31.

The industry most affected by labour shortage are the garment and leather goods manufacturing units.

The owners of units in Manesar are now paying extra wages, bonus and other incentives to the remaining workers to ensure that orders are completed and shipments of finished goods are sent to buyers on time, reported the Hindustan Times.

With the manufacturing season set to gather more momentum next month with winter approaching, the unit owners expect their problems to be compounded if workers don”t return. 

Manmohan Gaind, vice-president, Manesar Industries Welfare Association, said “units that have to finish orders and complete shipments are paying extra money to the remaining workers, who have to work overtime to make up the staff shortage.”

“It is no doubt a temporary issue as the situation is turning normal but, yes, the sudden migration of workers has dented the local manufacturers, especially the operators of medium and small enterprises,” he said.

Another key reason for the exodus of minority workers is that small-time property owners,who rented rooms and premises to the labour force, have asked them to leave for the time being as they apprehended more communal violence in the city and feared damage to their properties, said industrialists.

In comparison to Manesar, the industrial units in Udyog Vihar are less affected as most workers are staying in villages either in Old Gurugram such as Mollahera, Dundahera, Sirhaul or on the other side in Delhi in Kapashera and Samalkha, which have remained peaceful.  (KNN Bureau)