Tuesday, July 29, 2014

They make the mansions, living in the slums....


This photo was taken from a high tech medical facility which caters to the VIPs and those who can afford 5 star medical treatment only. Just happened to see these construction workers who were toiling in the hot summer of June.  

These toiling workers do not have any insurance, nor any social protection, nor any minimum wages fixed. They come as contractual labour from the slums of the city, or from Andhra Pradesh or even as far from West Bengal where huge contingents of youth (including large number of child labour). 

They make the mansions, living in the slums ...

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