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Dongarpada is a gaothan (hamlet) at Madh island in north Mumbai.  Around 40-45 families of the Koli fishing community live here. They collectively operate a khala (a level fish-drying ground). There are several such grounds at Madh.  Almost every Koli family employs 5-10 workers, many of them migrants from Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and other states. The migrants come to Mumbai every year from September to June. They work on contract for the Kolis and earn around Rs. 65-75,000 for the eight months. The male migrants usually stay in shared rooms – 4-5 men to a room – provided by the Koli families. Many of the women here are from Andhra Pradesh; they come with their entire families, including children.  They are given separate spaces on the employer’s land on a monthly rent of around Rs. 700.

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The migrant fish workers of Dongarpada

ডোঙাৰপাৰাৰ প্ৰব্ৰজিত মৎস্যশ্ৰমিক

ദൊങ്കാർപാഡയിലെ കുടിയേറ്റ മത്സ്യത്തൊഴിലാളികൾ

ਡੋਂਗਰਪਾੜਾ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸੀ ਮੱਛੀ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰ

தொங்கர்படாவின் புலம்பெயர் மீன் தொழிலாளர்கள்

ডোঙ্গরপাড়ার পরিযায়ী মৎস্য-শ্রমিকেরা

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डोंगरपाडा: मछुआरों के गांव की एक दास्तां

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The migrant fish workers of Dongarpada

In a fishing hamlet at Madh in north Mumbai, Koli families employ labourers from the villages of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and other states for various tasks

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