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Four workers in hospital after incident at New Zealand tannery

Published: December 9, 2020

The affected workers are reported to have suffered from headaches and breathing difficulties.

Three workers killed in Ranipet tannery accident

Published: January 3, 2018

Three workers were reported dead in a tannery located in Ranipet, Indian state of Tamil Nadu, at the end of December.

Wide protests after brutal assault of tannery workers

Published: July 22, 2016

A wave of state-wide protests has sparked following the incident which took place on July 11, 2016, in the Gir Somnath district, Gujarat, India.

Tannery workers beaten over cow hide possession

Published: July 13, 2016

A group of tannery workers has been accused of leather smuggling by religious based cow protection defenders in India.

Tanners electricity supply cut after Ranipet sludge disaster

Published: February 6, 2015

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on February 5 told the South Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) that three senior officials had been suspened, even as State government transferred the investigation into the Ranipet tannery accident to the local police investigators.