Employment is the key issue in Madurai and Tamil Nadu

“Employment is the single largest issue in all areas in and around Madurai,” P Mohan, a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) MP, said while campaigning in Madurai district.

“Because of the poverty of the region, no one wants to start any new industry here. There were four textile mills which once provided 18,000 jobs, now only 1,500 are employed in these mills. In Madurai, once there were 50,000 handloom workers, now there are only about 3,000. Rural unemployment is the single largest problem today. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) at a stroke of the pen sacked 10,000 road construction workers, attempted to retrench 200,000 government staff following a general strike,” said.

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