A construction worker. There are more than 20 million of construction workers in India at present, Delhi alone has more than 600 plus. In Delhi most of the construction laborers migrate to metro cities from small towns and villages poor families, who are also illiterate and unskilled make their choice very limited . Being part of unorganized sector, they are not paid minimum wages sometimes .Highest wage paid to the construction laborers is not more than 500INR (8 USD ) per day .Their working time and hours are not well regulated . They work 10 to 12 hours most of the time . (Photo by Aks


A construction worker. There are more than 20 million of construction workers in India at present , Delhi alone has more than 600 plus. In Delhi most of the construction laborers migrate to metro cities from small towns and villages poor families , who are also illiterate and unskilled make their choice very limited . Being part of unorganized sector ,they are not paid minimum wages sometimes .Highest wage paid to the construction laborers is not more than 500INR (8 USD ) per day .Their working time and hours are not well regulated . They work 10 to 12 hours most of the time . (Photo by Akshay Gupta / Pacific Press)


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