Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Thirteen Workers Rescued From Tiruppur Garment Unit
Officials rescued 13 people from a garment unit in Tiruppur.
The unit did ironing and packing work.
Four of the people were identified as children who were working there.
Officials visited after receiving a complaint about how workers were housed and paid.
The workers came from different districts in Tamil Nadu.
The team questioned the unit’s owner and asked about the children’s food, living conditions and wages.
People representing the establishment said workers had been there for six months and were paid regularly.
Police and revenue officials are continuing their investigation.
Officials rescued 13 workers, including four identified as child labourers, from a garment ironing and packing unit in Tiruppur.
A joint team inspected the facility in Bharathi Nagar on October 8, following a complaint.
The workers included six young women and seven young men from districts across Tamil Nadu.
Authorities questioned the unit’s owner, identified as Sivakumar, and asked about the children’s living conditions, food and wages.
Representatives of the establishment said the workers had been employed there for six months and were paid regularly; further inquiries are underway.
- Who
- Thirteen workers, including four identified as child labourers, were rescued by a joint team led by Tiruppur Revenue Divisional Officer Sivaprakash.
- What
- Officials rescued workers from a garment ironing and packing unit and began inquiries into their conditions.
- When
- The inspection took place on October 8; the report was dated October 9.
- Where
- A facility in Bharathi Nagar on Goundanayakkanpalayam Road, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- Officials acted on a complaint alleging that children and others were housed at the unit and made to work without appropriate wages.
Complaint and officials’ inquiry
Establishment representatives’ account
Working conditions and wages
Complaint and officials’ inquiry
The complaint alleged that boys and girls were housed at the unit and made to work without appropriate wages; officials investigated allegations of exploitative and bonded labour-like conditions.
Establishment representatives’ account
Representatives of the establishment said the workers had been employed there for six months and that their wages were paid regularly.
- Workers rescued
- 13
- Children identified
- 4
- Workers identified
- 6 young women and 7 young men
- Inspection date
- October 8
- Facility
- Garment ironing and packing unit
- Location
- Bharathi Nagar, Goundanayakkanpalayam Road, Tiruppur
- Establishment's account
- Representatives said the workers had been employed there for six months and were paid regularly.
- Investigation
- Revenue Department and police inquiries are underway.