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Delhi Anganwadi Workers: Demand life with dignity, threaten to go on indefinite hunger strike

By Sourav Rai & Shivam Tyagi
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For the last 35 days, thousands of Anganwadi workers have been protesting in the national capital. The women who were at the forefront of Covid-19 duties say that they are being exploited in the name of social service.

The women claim that they are overworked and underpaid and are not provided with Covid protective gear while handling Covid duties. The workers are now threatening to go on an indefinite hunger strike if their demands are not met. Watch this video report by Sourav Rai and Shivam Tyagi from the heart of the national capital.