A proposed new township for garment industry workers in the southern Indian textile hub of Tiruppur will tackle the problem of exploitation of workers housed in hostels on factory sites, campaigners said...In a first, the Tiruppur Exporters' Association, a trade body, has asked the Indian government to give the go-ahead for the construction of 100,000 houses and 200,000 dormitories in and around Tiruppur to accommodate workers...It has also recommended the construction of hostels for single working men and women in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, where India's textile industry is concentrated...We are not able to attract or retain labor because living conditions available to them at present are not sufficient or ideal. Housing is a big problem...the association secretary S Shakthivel told.