Condemning the steep hike in the prices of yarn, cloth merchants in Erode district began their two-day strike on Monday. Over 10,000 textile shops in the district remained closed as a result.
The strike was called by Erode Cloth Merchants’ Association that was supported by 25 textile associations including Erode Gani Market Daily and Weekly Textile Traders’ Association, Power Loom Cloth Merchants’ Association, Textile Traders’ Association, sizing owners, screen printing, handloom, garment exports and other associations across the district.