India: labourers at Teriyklam cement seek payment

Teriyklam cement factory has been accused by a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of not paying 42 labourers their wages for the past few months, from three villages of Odisha’s Ganjam.

Digapahandi MLA and former Minister SN Patro has urged the State Labour Secretary to look into the issue.

The labourers had been working at the Teriyklam cement factory in the Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu, Mr Patro said.

"When they demanded their money, the labour contractor threatened to register false case against them," the MLA added.