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Ranipet tanneries under the spotlight

09/02/2015

Indian press have reported that nearly 80 tanneries in Ranipet’s Vellore district have had their electricity cut as part of an investigation into the 10 deaths at a tannery last week. The incident happened when a sludge tank cracked as workers slept beneath it. A tribunal has stated that local tanneries will be inspected to check that their...

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