Building a Wider
Horizon With Labour
Ab hum apne gaon vapas jaa rahe hai," says Ram Avtar, an agricultural labourer, as his eyes wander over swathes of barren land in front of him. The 45-year-old who hails from Shahjahanpur in UP has spent the past eight years in Udham Singh Nagar working on peoples' farms. But now, with barely any work following the demonetisation declaration, he says he has had enough. His wife has already packed their belongings into a small bundle. The few notes of Rs 100 he has managed to borrow from his employer in Jafarpur village will buy him the tickets home.
