Construction workers, document writers worried

[Informalisation and Labour Rights - Related News]

For the lakhs of workers engaged in the construction industry it is probably the most testing time of their lives now. "My 'maistry' (supervisor) paid our wages last week and has assured us that we will not be affected, but I am more worried about my relatives back home in Tiruchi district. They are daily wage earners and are facing cash crunch," says V.Viji, working in a site in the city. In Coimbatore, document writer Kannan went to the treasury branch on Friday to buy stamp papers, but was in for a shock. He was asked to open a current account to pay the money and buy the stamp papers.