"Many labourers left without informing us or taking their salary. If we do not get labourers in the coming days, consumers may find it difficult to get bakery products," he said
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"Earlier, there were nearly 35 workers in my bakery, but now it is closed," he said. Businessman Haroon Siddique said earlier he used to supply yeast ((a leavening agent used in baking) to about 70 bakeries in Mumbai. "But, in the last one week, 61 bakeries have stopped production and the units closed after labourers left the city," he said. Mushtaq Khan, who runs 'Bakerz Fresh' outlet in suburban Goregaon, told PTI over phone that they are unable to meet customers' demands as the production has gone down due to shortage of labourers. "Many labourers left without informing us or taking their salary. If we do not get labourers in the coming days, consumers may find it difficult to get bakery products," he said.
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