Surat: Embroidery and power loom weavers have issued an appeal to unit owners to not do business with new parties in textile markets located on Ring Road.The appeal has been issued after incidents of defaults by textile traders in the markets located on Ring Road is on the rise. Many fly-by-night operators have become active in the markets ahead of Diwali festival. Over the past 15 days, 20 incidents of cheating have come to the fore where embroidery unit owners and weavers have lost close to over Rs 10 crore.President of Federation of Gujarat Weavers Welfare Association (FOGWA) Ashok Jirawala said, “Embroidery and power loom weavers are soft targets for fly-by-night operators. There are certain fabric merchants who are hand-in-gloves with the cheater gangs and they arrange for soft targets. However, it is important that unit owners should not enter into dealings with new parties.”Jirawala added, “Recently, an Ahmedabad-based party had furnished fake shop address for delivery of goods and cheated the embroidery unit owners. The goods did reach at the said address, but when it was time for payment, the party disappeared. Same is the situation in the city where traders operated from rented shops and disappear after taking delivery of finished and grey fabrics.”President of Surat Embroidery Unit Owners Association Dinesh Angadh said, “The embroidery sector is passing through a tough phase and unit owners cannot afford to be cheated by the fly-by-night operators. Hence, we have appealed the unit owners to do business with their trusted clients and avoid entering into deals with new clients till Diwali.”

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