Gau Rakshaks Have Put the $12 Billion Leather Industry in Peril
From the leather industry to makers of Kolhapuri chappals, industries which depend on cows are facing a slump.
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The leather industry, which depends on cow hide for various products, is a 12 billion dollar industry which employs 8 lakh dalit workers. (Photo: Reuters/Altered by The Quint)
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Apart from poultry, cows are at the heart of a number of industries.
On 12 July 2016, when four men were thrashed in Gujarat for allegedly smuggling cow leather, they were a part of a larger industry which depends on cow hide for survival. The leather industry is a 12 billion dollar industry which employs 8 lakh Dalit workers. Since December 2015, raw leather supply has been hit by 15%.
The Quint brings to you at a glance, the industries which are dependent on cows, and the jobs at stake in Kanpur and Kolhapur.
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