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The mayor’s budget includes funding for four heavy-duty equipment mechanics and nine mechanical helpers, along with a maintenance laborer.

Luggage in the first half of the 20th century was much weightier and bulkier, designed for people with the means to have helpers carry their luggage for them.

Only 22% of workers have regular salaries, the majority are self-employed and nearly a fifth are "unpaid helpers", including women working in family businesses.

This includes funding for specialist equipment, non-medical helpers, and additional travel expenses.

As a result, India's vast army of domestic helpers must rely on employer goodwill for basics such as wages or leave or even a baseline of respect.