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Sohrab Hura
2005
INDIA. Madhya Pradesh. 2005. Migrant dalit workers and their...
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Sohrab Hura
INDIA. Madhya Pradesh. 2005. Migrant dalit workers and their families take a short break under the shelter of a tree. Temperatures had soared well above 48 degress celcius here and the land around being almost barren led to almost blinding light being reflected of the dusty surface. These workers would cut rocks for a living for a measly 50 rupees (less than $1) a day, working the whole day with a couple of short breaks .They had migrated from the state of Rajasthan in search for employment and thus a better life. Migration is big problem in india today. Contractors get cheap (exploited) labour from elsewhere which forces the local labour to also migrate in search of employment thus forcing the labour to get stuck in what can be called a 'vicious circle of exploitation/unemployment' . This is the reason why it is common to find Rajasthani workers in Madhya Pradesh, workers from Madhya Pradesh in Bihar, Bihari workers in Delhi and so on......
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