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Read the following passage: 

This company (not a real name) mixes and packs medicines for another big medicine company. It employed about 118 workers of whom about 104 workers were employed as daily casual workers. That is only 14 workers were regular and permanent and were used for the skilled work of mixing the chemicals to prepare the medicine powder. They were paid about Rs. 1500 to Rs 2500 per month and had security of employment. They also got ESI and PE The remaining 104 workers who were engaged on a daily basis mainly did the packaging and labelling of the medicine. About 56 of them were women. These daily workers were engaged by a labour contractor who was told every day by the manager how many workers to engage.

Now answer the following questions.

a. Which company is talked about in the above passage?

b. How many workers work in the factory in total?

c. How many workers are regular and permanent workers?

d. How many workers are skilled labour?

e. What are the benefits availed by the permanent workers?

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a. A multinational medicine company

b. 118

c. Only 14 are permanent workers.

d. Only 14

e. They get Rs. 2500/- as salary, they have the security of employment. They also get ESI, medical insurance and Provident Fund.

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