Marian Apparel, a garments manufacturer in Kerala's Kannur, has announced that it is suspending its long-standing contract for the distribution of Israeli Police uniforms in the wake of the ongoing conflicts.
According to Kerala Industries minister P Rajeev, Marian Apparels, supplying uniforms for the Israeli police since 2015, has decided not to take further orders until peace is restored in the region.
"As it has a moral objection to the approach of bombing places including hospitals and killing innocent people until peace is restored in the region, Mariyan Apparels has decided not to accept further orders from Israel. They have issued a media statement regarding the same as well," Rajeev said in a Facebook post.
According to Thomas Olickal, the managing director of Maryan Apparel, it was a "moral decision", adding that it was taken following the strike on a hospital and the "loss of thousands of innocent lives".
Olickal told AFP his firm will fulfill its existing commitments to Israel, which end in December, but will not take new orders.
"We are okay resuming business with them after peace is restored," added Olickal, who employs around 1,500 people at his firm.
The company has also supplied uniforms to the Philippine Army and to government officials in Saudi Arabia. The firm, with a turnover of Rs 50-60 crore, also supplies uniforms, safety jackets and other materials to several countries worldwide.
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