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In Panipat, Market Workers Suffer Amid Inflation: They Earn ₹11.68 for Unloading, Loading, and Weighing a Sack of Paddy; Wages Have Increased by 37 Paise in a Year.
In this era of skyrocketing inflation, the plight of laborers, considered the backbone of the grain markets, remains deplorable. Workers who have come here from far-flung states, especially Bihar, in search of livelihood, are now demanding the government revise their wage rates. Workers say that the prices of all essential commodities have risen sharply, but the government-set rates are negligible compared to their hard work. The entire issue of…
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In this era of skyrocketing inflation, the plight of laborers, considered the backbone of the grain markets, remains deplorable. Workers who have come here from far-flung states, especially Bihar, in search of livelihood, are now demanding the government revise their wage rates. Workers say that the prices of all essential commodities have risen sharply, but the government-set rates are negligible compared to their hard work. The entire issue of…