Akilam Garments

Akilam Garments is located at No. 6 in the MLR Complex. We are right near the New Bus Stand in MGR Nagar, on 3rd Street. Because we are so close to the bus stand, it’s always loud with the sounds of horns and people rushing around. It’s a good spot though, because it makes it easy for our workers to get here from different parts of town. Inside the shop, it’s a different kind of loud. We have all the machines running most of the day. We make a lot of different garments here. It’s mostly just a group of us who have known each other for a long time. We don't have any big bosses in suits telling us what to do. We just know what needs to be finished by the end of the week. Sometimes we stay late when a shipment needs to go out, and we all just pitch in to get it done. The room gets a bit stuffy in the summer, so we keep the doors open to catch whatever breeze comes off the street. We don't have a fancy showroom or anything. Everything we make is packed into boxes and sent off. It’s just practical, straightforward work. We like it that way. No one is trying to be anything they aren't. We just show up, do the work, and go home.