Workers of Kundli Industrial Belt of Sonipat are upset with low wages, accuse central and state governments of negligence.
In Video: Vikram Raj
Videographer: Tribhuvan Tiwari
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In Video: Vikram Raj
Videographer: Tribhuvan Tiwari
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00:00 We have no facilities, like ration cards, we have no facilities.
00:07 We have no facilities, like ration cards, we have no facilities.
00:12 Hello, my name is Vikram and I am presently in Kundli area of Sonipat.
00:23 The elections are on 25th May and Kundli is an industrial belt where many migrant workers live.
00:30 They work in factories.
00:33 We will find out what problems the migrant workers face.
00:39 What is your name?
00:41 Sama
00:42 How long have you been working here?
00:45 5 years
00:46 What do you do?
00:48 I do packing, running the machines, filling the boxes, and other heavy work.
00:55 What are the problems here?
00:58 We don't get our payments on time.
01:01 We don't get advance. The landlord wants advance.
01:04 We don't get to eat food on time.
01:07 We have problems with vegetables.
01:11 We come from our village.
01:13 How much do you get paid?
01:14 We get paid 6,000 rupees. We have to work for 12 hours to get this much.
01:20 The men get paid 9,000 rupees for 8 hours.
01:25 Women get paid 8,000 rupees for 8 hours.
01:29 The government has decided that we don't get 10,700 rupees anywhere.
01:35 The electricity bill is 8 rupees more than the Haryana rate.
01:42 The government has decided that we get 3 rupees per unit.
01:46 But here we get 10 rupees per unit.
01:48 8 rupees per unit, 9 rupees per unit.
01:51 The problem with the landlord is that they open a shop downstairs.
01:55 If you want to stay in a room in this building, you have to take the luggage from here.
01:59 If you take the luggage from here, you will have to vacate the room and you will be beaten up.
02:07 If you take the luggage for 10 rupees, they will give you a room for 12 rupees or 15 rupees.
02:15 These are the problems.
02:17 What problems do you face while working?
02:21 When we go to the bathroom, they say that we just went to the bathroom.
02:25 They say that we should not go to the bathroom.
02:27 They say that we should eat fast and do our work.
02:30 They will make us work like donkeys.
02:32 When we ask for money, they will give us money later.
02:36 We have to ask for money like beggars.
02:40 We don't get the payment on time.
02:42 The landlord wants money in advance.
02:45 We have to buy water from the mall.
02:47 Sometimes we make vegetables.
02:49 If we don't have money, we can't make it.
02:51 We will do it only if we have money.
02:53 We are also workers.
02:55 We face problems in everything.
02:58 The landlord charges us 4,000-5,000 rupees for rent.
03:03 We get a salary of 6,000 rupees.
03:05 If we give them money, what will we save?
03:07 We can't save anything.
03:09 We don't have food to eat or clothes to wear.
03:11 We have to manage everything.
03:13 From the company to the house.
03:15 The company pays very little.
03:17 The landlord also tells us to work fast.
03:20 We are always behind the work.
03:23 When we ask for payment, they say we won't get it now.
03:26 We will get it on a different date.
03:29 They don't give us advance.
03:32 They ask us to work with the salary we get.
03:37 What will we do with 6,000-7,000 rupees?
03:40 What is your name?
03:42 Sama.
03:44 Who all are there in your family?
03:46 How much salary do you get?
03:48 My husband.
03:50 He gets 8,500 rupees.
03:52 He is in a lot of trouble.
03:54 He works too.
03:56 There are many people in our family.
03:58 Some have 6,000, some have 7,000.
04:00 Everyone has a very low salary.
04:02 There are many workers here who work at a low salary.
04:06 We are all of a young age.
04:08 We are all in a helpless situation.
04:11 We are not old.
04:13 We are here for money.
04:15 If we don't get a lot of money, what is the point of working in the city?
04:18 The government doesn't give us anything.
04:24 The government just takes our votes and leaves.
04:27 The government has no work.
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