GS2The Hindu · Editorial
How a city’s working class is driven to the margins and made invisible
The article says workers who sustain city services, especially cyclists and waste workers, remain physically present but socially and institutionally excluded.
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Samachar Pathshala Desk
Published 9 Jul 2026 · 1 min
What happened
The article argues that workers who keep a city functioning are often treated as invisible. It focuses on people who cycle to work and those who collect and sort waste, saying they are not absent from the city but excluded from recognition, infrastructure, and dignity.
The UPSC angle
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Inclusive urban governance and the invisibility of informal workers
UPSC may ask how city planning, service delivery, and labour recognition exclude informal workers such as cyclists and waste collectors, and what reforms are needed for equitable urban development.
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