“I won’t come back now, my friend…” This line from a video recorded at Surat’s Udhna Railway Station in April 2020 became a symbol of the anguish millions of migrant workers faced. More than six years later, Surat is once again in the spotlight because of a workers’ agitation.

In Surat, one of the country’s major textile and embroidery hubs, workers are protesting to demand an 8-hour workday, a weekly paid holiday, and adherence to labour laws.........

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