(a) Who is a day labourer? (b) Where does he work? (c) What are his daily activities? (d) What problems does he face in life?
A DAY LABOURER
A day labourer is a person who does heavy and unskilled work. Usually he is employed in agricultural or construction work. So he needs more strength than skill. He works hard from morning to evening. He is ill-paid at the end of the day. He cannot meet his bare necessaries of life with his scanty income. A day labourer usually lives in a slum and leads a very miserable life with his family members. Though he works hard and engages himself for the whole day long, he cannot earn more than his needs. Whenever he can earn a little bit more, his joy knows no bounds. He buys delicious food and enjoys a good meal with his family. During harvest, his work is in great demand and he earns more. But when there is less or no work, his sorrows know no bounds. Sometimes he has to starve with his family members.
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