"Modern Slavery: The New Labour Class of the Digital Age"

In today’s world, if we look around, platforms like Blinkit, Zomato, Amazon, and countless others have become an inseparable part of our lives. These services promise to bring everything to our doorstep — food in ten minutes, groceries in fifteen, and any item from across the city within half an hour. Whether it’s pizza delivery or a personal massage, someone will arrive at your home to serve you.

But the real question is — what is the value of these conveniences when humanity itself seems to be dying within us? What good are these services when compassion, empathy, and dignity for fellow human beings are fading away? The truth is harsh — behind this fast, comfortable life lies the silent suffering of countless labourers — the very backbone of this system — whom we have reduced to mere tools for our comfort.

We forget that these people are citizens of our own country, just like us. Yet we have never truly treated them as human beings. Their sweat, struggle, and sacrifice remain invisible — their exploitation is normalized. The lower middle class — or rather, those below even that — the working poor — are forever trapped in this cycle of labour, with hardly any real opportunity to rise.

When someone says, ‘A king’s son will become a king,’ it seems painfully accurate — because the poor remain poor, generation after generation. They may never even get the chance to reach the palace gates, let alone sit on the throne.

We need not look far for proof of this bitter reality — our own lives stand as undeniable examples of this truth.