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Migrant workers flock to Indian Kashmir despite militant threats

SRINAGAR, (India): Every spring, mason Mohammad Ghulam Sarwar boards a train to Indian Kashmir, seeking higher wages despite the risk of being targeted by militants in the disputed Himalayan region.

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Migrant day labourers waiting to be hired at a market in Srinagar. - Photo: AFP

SRINAGAR, (India): Every spring, mason Mohammad Ghulam Sarwar boards a train to Indian Kashmir, seeking higher wages despite the risk of being targeted by militants in the disputed Himalayan region.

Sarwar, 25, is one of an estimated half a million migrant workers who stream into the Himalayan region each year, forming the backbone of an economy increasingly reliant on labour from some of India's poorest states.

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