Iran Crisis Halts India’s Ceramic Hub, Sparking Mass Worker Exodus

The escalation of conflict in Iran has triggered a crisis thousands of miles away in India’s ceramic manufacturing hub, Morbi, located in the western state of Gujarat. Over 450 ceramic factories in the region have been shuttered due to severe disruptions in propane and natural gas supplies, essential to powering their kilns. These closures have left an estimated 200,000 workers – many of them migrants from economically disadvantaged states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar – without jobs. Factories r