Industrial accidents have received little attention from either researchers or policymakers despite their adverse impact on workers’ lives. Hundreds of workers lose their fingers and hands every year because of the negligence of their employers. The accidents in the automobile components sector are examined in this article, particularly affecting women workers and the need for remedial action by all stakeholders is highlighted.

Urmila Devi was very self-consciously covering her right hand with her shawl. It was obvious why she was doing so. Two of her fingers were missing. They had been crushed.

The compound of the panchayat office in Gurugram, Haryana was the site of a unique workers’ conference held on 26 November 2023. Over a thousand workers had assembled. They were workers from the supply chain of automobile sector giants like Maruti, Hero, Honda, Tata, Ashok Leyland, and others. Most of the workers had one or more fingers or hands missing; maimed not only by machines but by the managements’ criminal negligence of the safety of workers.

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The Shining Automobile Sector and Its Dark Underbelly

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01.03.2024

Industrial accidents have received little attention from either researchers or policymakers despite their adverse impact on workers’ lives. Hundreds of workers lose their fingers and hands every year because of the negligence of their employers. The accidents in the automobile components sector are examined in this article,........

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