A textile dyeing mills strike planned for October 5 will bring more than 55 dyeing, washing and printing units at Perundurai SIPCOT to a halt, with hundreds of other processing mills across the Erode and Namakkal regions also expected to participate, according to the SIPCOT Textile Processors Association.
The one-day token strike has been called by the Tiruppur Dyeing Mills Owners Association to protest the rise in the prices of dyes and chemicals used to colour yarn and fabric. The Perundurai-based association has announced that its members will join the action in moral support of the Tiruppur industry’s protest.
Association president Chandrasekaran said more than 55 dyeing, washing and printing mills affiliated with the SIPCOT Textile Processors Association would participate in the strike. The units are located in the Perundurai SIPCOT industrial area, a major manufacturing cluster in the Erode region.
The planned shutdown is also expected to extend beyond Perundurai. According to the association, more than 400 dyeing and washing mills operating in Erode will take part. A further 1,000 dyeing and washing units in Bhavani, Kadayampatti, Pallipalayam in Namakkal district and Kumarapalayam are also expected to participate.
The announcement indicates that the protest will involve a geographically connected textile-processing belt rather than a single industrial estate. Dyeing, washing and printing units form an important processing stage between textile production and the delivery of finished yarn or fabric. A coordinated stoppage across these clusters could therefore affect the movement of material through multiple manufacturing locations, although the source report does not provide an estimate of production losses or shipment delays.
The immediate grievance cited by the industry is the increased cost of dyes and chemicals. The associations have not, in the supplied statement, specified the size of the price increase, the individual chemicals affected, or whether they are seeking government intervention, tax relief or other measures.
The participation figures also come from the SIPCOT Textile Processors Association’s announcement. The source report does not include a statement from the Tiruppur Dyeing Mills Owners Association, government departments, chemical suppliers, workers’ organisations or textile buyers on the proposed strike.
The action is scheduled as a one-day protest on October 5. Further details on the duration of the shutdown, its effect on workers and production, and any response from authorities or industry bodies were not provided in the announcement.
