Delhi: Another paper mill employee of Cachar Paper Mill, a closed unit of the defunct Hindustan Paper Corporation (HPC), passed away on Monday following a cardiac arrest.
The deceased identified as Tushar Kanti Mishra, a resident of the Chengkuri area in Silchar, was 59.
Manabendra Chakraborty, president of the Joint Action Committee of Recognized Unions (JACRU) told the Assam Tribune on Tuesday that the death toll of HPC Mill staff, including Nagaon Paper Mill, has risen to 116 now. The death toll includes four instances of committed suicides.
The employees have not been paid their dues in around six years.
Chakraborty mentioned that last year, the Mill was taken over by the state government led by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarm…
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