Logg Basics, Worldline Exports, Rajesh Kataria Exports and few other Group companies are into exports of Garments from India and show a massive turnover. Though they employ over 2000 employees (at times) all labour charges are shown in bogus companies.

These companies employ child labour, Exploit Employees by making them work for 16 hours a day, do NOT pay Provident fund or Employees State Insurance fund, also they pay salaries less than half of the amount as per the orders of the Labour Ministry of the State of Maharashtra.

These are firms into garment exports and their addresses are flat 1, Krishna Nivas, Paul Road, Bombay 4000 50 and Flat 2, Krishna Nivas, Dominic Road, Bombay 400 050. They also have a 3000 sg ft office at Safed pool, nr Saki naka, Andher E, whose address I do not have. And at least 10, 000 sq ft of workshops nearby.

One of the partners residential address is Rajesh Kataria, 6th floor, Linkway Building,
14th Road, Khar W Mumbai 400 052. The other partner is Ms Asha Sainani

These companies are being investigated by different wings of the Government of India, after complaints were filed against them by Human Rights Groups.

Buyers from Eourope, America and other countries are cautioned not to deal with these Garment Exporting firms from India

for more information about the above companies, write to ikchhugani@yahoo.com

http://www.RoguePolice.com/loggbasics.htm

http://www.RoguePolice.com/worldline.htm

http://www.RoguePolice.com/ashasainani.htm

http://www.RoguePolice.com/rajeshkataria.htm

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High Street, Low Standards

A British weekly had reported last month how a factory in Gurgaon,which had ties with Marks & Spencer,was flouting working conditions According to the report,workers were paid as little as 26 pence per hour and forced to work excess overtime M&S has terminated its ties with Viva Global for commercial reasons.

Marks & Spencer snaps ties with Gurgaon plant 

London: After a British weeklys revelation that a Gurgaon-based factory,which had ties with British retail major Marks & Spencer,was flouting working conditions,the retail giant has stopped placing orders with the factory.

However,M&S said it had stopped placing orders with Viva Global in Gurgaon for commercial reasons.

Details of the working conditions in the Viva Global factory were mentioned in an expose by The Observer in August.

These included allegedly paying workers as little as 26 pence an hour and forcing them to work excessive overtime.M&S says it has now dropped the company for commercial reasons,but has remained in contact attempting to resolve the disputes.

It denies that workers have suffered intimidation,the leading weekly reported on Sunday.

The Observer investigation focused on two factories in Gurgaon,one used by M&S and the other by Gap and Next,and found staff working up to 16 hours a day.

All the retailers launched inquiries into the abuses and pledged to end excessive overtime.Next said it had found the situation to be deplorable and added the chairman of the Indian company it uses has apologised and promised to make amends,blaming demand for workers at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi for leaving factories short of staff.

Gap,which uses the same factory as Next, confirmed it had found wage violations and gave its supplier a deadline of Saturday midnight to repay workers who lost out.

M&S said it had found examples of excessive overtime being worked earlier in the year,but it had tackled the problem.Its own audits also flagged up other problems,which it described as highrisk issues in documentation and conditions.

The weekly reported that the British campaign group Labour Behind the Label spoke to workers and claimed that 16 women were hurt in clashes outside the gates.

In a statement,the group said that the clashes followed several months of campaigning by the Garment and Allied Workers Union to get improvements in conditions at Viva Global.Workers complained of excessive and forced overtime,low wages,lack of water to drink and in the toilets.

In a statement,M&S said it had conducted its own investigation into the allegations and could find no evidence to substantiate the claims being made against Viva Global.A spokesman said: M&S no longer sources from Viva Global.For commercial reasons only,we have not placed any orders with this factory since May and have no pending orders.All M&S production ended in August. AGENCIES