Donate Rs 500 to Protect Daily Wage Labourers in UP from Dehydration

By Krystelle Dsouza 8 May 2025

Munni (55) is a daily wage labourer in one of the 22,500 brick kilns in Uttar Pradesh.

She lives alone, and so hers is a solo hustle. “On days that I am not well, I cannot work and so don’t get paid,” she shares.

Munni’s admission underscores the reality of the thousands of brick kiln workers across Uttar Pradesh.

Here, the living arrangements are poor; most of these labourers are put up in makeshift shanties for the duration of the project.

But while they have made their peace with it, they are still grappling with the changes posed by global warming.

Heatwaves have been playing spoilsport, disrupting their work, posing problems to their survival.

The construction labourers need an antidote. And they could use your help.

The summer kit we intend to distribute with the help of the on-ground effort of BDRF (Bharat Disaster Relief Foundation).

The kit will include: – a protein-rich flour sattu (made of roasted Bengal gram) – ORS (oral rehydration solution rich in electrolytes that can supplement the energy they lose through sweat) – glucose powder – slippers to brave the scorching ground – an umbrella for shade.

Each kit costs Rs 500. Your contribution could give a labourer food, water, rest, and a little dignity in the blazing heat.

This year, your donation could be the respite these labourers need in the form of rations that will help them get them through the heat.