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Study recommends taxing beedi industry to curb smoking, safeguarding workers' interests

Study recommends taxing beedi industry to curb smoking, safeguarding workers' interests
- Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the World Health Organisation — stated that 99.9% of the country's beedi industry is unregulated, and around 89% of the people employed in its manufacturing units hail from the unregistered sector. It also noted that these workers, mostly women, are badly ...

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