1Project Associate, CECED, Ambedkar University, Delhi
2PhD from Department of Social Work, Delhi University
*Email id: preeti.mh@gmail.com
If I engage with Muslim manufacturers and we decide a particular date for delivery of the final product, they will deliver the product on time. But after that, they will continuously demand their payment. Since they have large families, their demand is genuine but it becomes hard to work in such an atmosphere. I prefer a comfortable work space and engage with only those with whom I am comfortable in the business. And so, if people of Hindu community are available, I prefer them over Muslims. Manish1
a trader of lock and key for hardbound suitcase expressed his view on his preference to engage with Muslim manufacturers.
Identity, Hegemony, Informal labour market, Petty manufacturers, Economic exclusion
