Surat textile market urges govt to relax Covid norms to solve labour issues

Hundreds of thousands of migrant labourers who come to the city for work are involved in stocking sarees and dress materials in the godown and in loading the parcels which are sent to other states

The textile market in Surat is facing labour shortage as it re-opened in the first phase of unlock and businessmen have urged the state government to relax quarantine norms for labourers who want to return to the state. They have sought a scheme enabling them to work in a safe environment.

"The industry cannot function without labourers. They do not have money. If they are sent to 14-day home quarantine upon returning, they will face issues of money, accommodation and food," Dinesh Katariya, a textile businessman in Good Luck Market said while speaking to ANI.

As most of the labourers