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High pay, high peril: Indian Kashmir still attracts migrant workers

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Every spring, approximately half a million migrant workers travel to Indian Kashmir to seek employment opportunities. Despite persistent security concerns and the risk of being targeted by militants in the disputed Himalayan region, laborers from poorer Indian states continue to arrive in large numbers to work in sectors such as masonry.

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South China Morning Post Focuses on individual risk and personal motivation of workers
Arab News Emphasizes regional economic dependency on migrant labor
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