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Change begins from the ground up
Updated On: 22 July, 2021 08:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
After art director alleges union harassment and dies by suicide, producers’ body meets top cops to rein in unions; draws up new rules to protect workers’ interests
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Shah Ruk Khan and Deepika Padukone in Pathan. Pic/AFP
On July 9, mid-day had reported that cine bodies had sprung into action after Pune-based art director Rajesh Sapte accused Film Studios Setting All Mazdoor Union treasurer Rakesh Mourya of harassment and died by suicide (Underbelly of showbiz comes into focus, July 9). In the two weeks since, Vishwas Nangare-Patil, joint commissioner of police (Law & Order) and Shirin S Lokhande, additional labour commissioner, have initiated a dialogue with the Indian Motion Pictures Producers’ Association (IMPPA) to rein in the union bodies that have been found to dabble in illegal recovery of workers’ wages.
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