Bidi Workers In Madhya Pradesh

It's not just the bidi manufacturers who are responsible for exploiting thousands of workers. The bidi trade in Madhya Pradesh relies heavily on the sattedar who is the middleman or sub-contractor. They supply raw material like tendu leaves, tobacco and thread to bidi workers and collect bidi packets each day for manufacturers.

Gudiya is barely three but her tiny fingers are adept at rolling bidis. Sitting beside her grandmother, she picks up a tendu leaf, fills it with tobacco and ties it up, carefully. Gudiya is barely three but her tiny fingers are adept at rolling bidis. Sitting beside her grandmother, she picks up a tendu leaf, fills it with tobacco and ties it up, c...

It's not just the bidi manufacturers who are responsible for exploiting thousands of workers. The bidi trade in Madhya Pradesh relies heavily on the sattedar who is the middleman or sub-contractor. They supply raw material like tendu leaves, tobacco and thread to bidi workers and collect bidi packets each day for manufacturers.

Gudiya is barely three but her tiny fingers are adept at rolling bidis. Sitting beside her grandmother, she picks up a tendu leaf, fills it with tobacco and ties it up, carefully. Gudiya is barely three but her tiny fingers are adept at rolling bidis. Sitting beside her grandmother, she picks up a tendu leaf, fills it with tobacco and ties it up, c...