GURGAON: Three months since journeying more than 1,130 km from his village in central India to take a job in this bustling city near the capital, New Delhi, Charan is already looking forward to a 10% pay rise.
He isn't an engineer or programmer. He hauls bricks and sand at a local construction site for less than $100 a month.
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