Iran war forces job losses, reverse migration in India’s ceramic hub
The ceramics industry in Gujarat's Morbi has been badly hit by fuel crisis, with most units closed and workers laid off.
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The ceramics industry in Gujarat's Morbi has been badly hit by fuel crisis, with most units closed and workers laid off.
Morbi, India For seven years, Pradeep Kumar would walk into the ceramics factory in western India at 9am, load raw materials clay, quartz and sand into the kiln, and spend the day around the heat and…
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