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Namrata Raju
Jan 81 min read
Sounds and sites of street vending
Street vendors and hawkers that dot city pavements often lend to cities unique identities even as they remain largely informal, facing...


Namrata Raju
Nov 27, 20241 min read
The brick and mortar of construction work
The construction industry is one of India's biggest employers but how well do we understand labourers? Namrata Raju The construction...


Namrata Raju
Oct 16, 20241 min read
G is for Gig Work
In the second part of the 'L is for Labour' series, a look at the precarity of gig workers and their often overlooked importance in urban...


Namrata Raju
Sep 11, 20241 min read
Demystifying Domestic Work in India
No offer letter, no fixed salary, no fixed hours, or fixed monthly leaves. This form of informality of labour is all around us, even...

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