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    From construction to sanitation: How daily wage workers in Delhi survived demonetisation

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    · Mar 16, 2018 · 10:45 am
  • As incomes drop, Chennai’s daily wage workers miss Amma, blame Modi

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    · Mar 16, 2018 · 10:15 am
  • From four chapatis to two: Job shortage forces Mumbai’s daily wage workers to cut back on meals

    From four chapatis to two: Job shortage forces Mumbai’s daily wage workers to cut back on meals

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  • Three cities, 36 workers, the same story: Even daily jobs are now hard to find

    Three cities, 36 workers, the same story: Even daily jobs are now hard to find

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  • The Daily Fix: Mass IT layoffs make it clear that the India story is still on shaky ground

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    One question Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to focus on: How many jobs have we added?

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