India's salt workers: The human cost of the world's most popular seasoning
Al Jazeera's investigation reveals that India's booming salt industry, one of the world's largest producers, relies on the labour of the marginalised Agariva community, who work in extreme conditions in Gujarat's salt deserts.
India is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of salt. However, this industry is built on the labour of the Agarivas, a marginalised community forced to work in extreme conditions in the country’s salt deserts. Al Jazeera’s 101 East embedded with Agariva workers in Gujarat to investigate the hardships faced by those whose labour supplies the salt that ends up on the world’s dinner tables.
The programme examines the supply chain behind India’s booming salt industry. Workers from the Agariva community are forced to operate in extremely harsh conditions, often without adequate protection or compensation. This situation reveals the human cost associated with producing one of the most widely used seasonings.
