NCHRO filed a complaint in the NHRC against death of labourers at a factory in Rajkot, Gujarat

On, October 13, 2021, two persons were killed and three others injured when an overhead container filled with raw material, fell on them at the soda ash manufacturing facility of Saurashtra Chemicals, a unit of Nirma Group. There have been previous such incidents in the same factory.

One person died on the spot while the other succumbed to injuries in the Rajkot civil hospital.

The repeated incidents at the factory point towards a continual negligence of the employer. Against this incident, human rights organisation the National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO) filed a complaint in the National Human Rights Commission. The complain was filed on October 16, 2021 by the Secretary of the Gujarat state committee of NCHRO, Hammad Razaiwala.

We have urged the NHRC to look into the case and ensure a fair investigation.

Sincerely,

Hammad Razaiwala

Secretary,

Gujarat Committee