Surat (Gujarat), June 6 -- : 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 and introduce a scheme which enables them to work in a safe environment.
"The industry can not 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 have returned to their villages owing to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus, Dinesh said that the busin...