Jute, a major Indian export, is in a crisis. The vote of millions of industry workers in Bengal state is up for grabs.
Arrests come two months after investigators conducted raids across 13 locations in India and detained several people.
India’s workforce is becoming more informalised and the quality of employment has suffered since the COVID-19 pandemic.
These ‘politically neutral problem solvers’ do short stints in political campaigns and are valued for their data skills.