The indefinite strike called by the powerloom weavers affiliated to CITU demanding increase in their wages entered second day in the textile town here on Tuesday.
The weavers working in the Textile Park have, however, called off their strike following an assurance given by the owners to increase the wages as per agreement made earlier.
The Textile Park powerloom owners had assured the workers of paying wages of ₹ 0.36 paisa per design of fabric against the existing rate of ₹ 0.33 paisa per design. Over 500 powerloom weavers working in the Textile Park called off the strike and promised the owners of attending to their duties from Wednesday.
On the other hand, the strike is continuing in the town with all the polyster producing powerlooms remaining idle without any production. More than 6,000 powerloom weavers working on the polyester looms abstained from their duties and participated in the agitations demanding increase in the wages.
In the meantime, District Collector D. Krishna Bhaskar, who convened a meeting with the powerloom owners, traders, trade union leaders and officials, had warned the owners of registration of cases under Minimum Wages Act if they failed to provide wages as per the Act being demanded by the trade unions.
Though, the Collector had fixed Tuesday as deadline for the owners to take a firm decision on increasing the wages of the weavers, the owners sought two additional days of time. The Collector, however, gave them one day’s time and warned of registering cases from Wednesday onwards.
