Behind the swanky cars that whiz down Gurugram’s roads hides an ugly truth: the exploitation of workers in its booming auto components manufacturing units. Working conditions are so unsafe that workers lose their fingers and hands while operating unsafe machines. Mostly migrant workers take up these jobs. Getting timely medical treatment is tough. Even tougher is getting compensation from the government-run Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). Workers face unemployment and an uncertain future.
“The whole debate is nothing new. There are manufacturing units in the supply chain that supply components that are cheaper, more. . .
