ANDHRA PRADESH-Impact of Liberalisation on Beedi Workers

Impact of Liberalisation on Beedi Workers K Srinivasulu The production of cheap mini cigarettes by many manufacturers has posed a dilemma to the beedi workers' movement Faced with the threat of a wage cut introduced by beedi barons on the pretext of beedi sales going down, they have been forced to wage a battle against the mini cigarette manufacturing units and their Workers, thus diluting the workers' movement.