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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Labourers least paid, cared for; society undervalues physical work: Delhi HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has observed that labourers in the country are "least paid and cared" for and that society has failed to value and respect their physical labour.

The high court's observations came while deciding a man's appeal challenging his conviction and five-year sentence for assaulting a labourer when he objected to the nuisance created by the convict and others while he was trying to sleep.

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