On this May1 Workers Day, we need to shine a light on India’s invisible workers
Neha Dixit’s recent work, “A People’s History of Invisible India,” lays bare a truth many would rather not see: the people who build, clean, stitch, carry, cook, and sustain this country remain unseen, unheard, and unprotected.
Behind India’s growth story are millions of informal workers with no contracts, no safety nets, and no legal recourse. Their labour is essential, yet their rights are treated as optional. They migrate without security, work without protections, and suffer without accountability from those who profit from their vulnerability.
This is not accidental neglect. It is a system that depends on invisibility. When workers are unseen, their exploitation becomes easier to justify, easier to ignore, and easier to continue.
Dixit’s reporting reminds us that worker rights are not a peripheral issue. They are a test of our democracy, our laws, and our moral compass. If those who hold up the economy cannot access dignity, safety, and justice, then the promise of development rings hollow.
It is time to bring invisible India into full view — not with sympathy, but with enforceable rights, policy change, and public attention that refuses to look away.
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