Daily-wage labourers set out for work early on 27 August 2026 at the old official residence of the Vice President on Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi, capturing the city's informal workforce beginning another day. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Workers assemble in the early morning hours near the old Vice President's official residence on Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi, on 27 August 2026 — a daily ritual for hundreds of daily-wage earners supporting their families. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Photographed on 27 August 2026, labourers make their way to the work site at the old Vice President Bhawan on Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi, underscoring the daily grind of India's informal workforce. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
New Delhi's informal labour force is visible each morning near the old Vice President's residence on Maulana Azad Road, where daily-wage workers report as early as dawn on 27 August 2026 to secure a day's income for their families. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
At first light on 27 August 2026, daily-wage labourers converge on the old official residence of the Vice President of India on Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi, to begin work — a scene that reflects the resilience of the city's working class. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)