[T]he closely-kept secret of exploitation and illegal practice in...[hole-in-the-wall] units [in Howrah] tumbled out as seven employees of Mahalaxmi Embroidery...were trapped in a daybreak inferno and charred to death...[V]ariety of items - from perfume corks and baba suits to aluminium utensils and pens – [are] produced by these sweatshops...Though the workers are aware that a repeat of Monday morning’s incident is likely in their sweatshops, poverty forces them to remain locked in...the authorities are not interested in changing the status quo. “We cannot clamp down these illegal units unless there are complaints,” said...additional superintendent of police.