Alarm over multiple industrial accidents in India
04 May 2023 |
2:17 pm
Industrial accidents kill thousands of people and disable thousands of others every year in India. According to the government, at least 6,500 workers died on the job between 2017 and 2021. Labour activists say the figure could be higher.
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