Matchbox makers facing closure due to low-quality gas lighter imports

Colombo, June 13 (Daily Mirror) - Local matchbox manufacturers claim that their factories are on the verge of closing down and they are currently in a critical situation due to the imports of low-quality gas lighters.

Environmentalists also claimed that the low-quality gas lighters imported in bulk are causing significant environmental pollution after being discarded once the gas runs out.

It was reported that a large number of low-income families are working in a match box manufacturing company in Kundasale, Kandy.

Accordingly, the workers in local matchbox manufacturing companies claimed that the spread of low-quality gas lighters will cause them to lose their jobs.