Story 8: Mehboob Ali
"Our employer was struggling to pay the garment unit's rent, so he moved to a smaller unit. He might move again, who knows? But there is no other work in the market. We are getting paid less, but we will have to move with him wherever he goes." (1/4)
"Our employer was struggling to pay the garment unit's rent, so he moved to a smaller unit. He might move again, who knows? But there is no other work in the market. We are getting paid less, but we will have to move with him wherever he goes." (1/4)
Before the lockdown, Mehboob's unit employed 7 workers: now his employer has only hired 2 to cut costs. While overall orders has drastically reduced, Mehboob personally has to cover up for the labour shortage by working longer hours for the same pay of INR 9,000. (2/4)
As a salaried worker, his pay will not increase regardless of the work done under 8 hours. W/o many orders, there is no scope for overtime work & payment. But with a decimated job market, Mehboob can't bargain for higher wages: the employer will simply hire someone else. (3/4)
"I recently got married. I don’t have any savings," says Mehboob. "Lockdown mein baith ke khaye hain toh savings kahan se honge? It is a real struggle to manage expenses in this city." (4/4)
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