How unscrupulous sub-contractors are turning the desperation of labourers into a goldmine

They wake up very early in the morning all in the hope of being able to secure themselves menial jobs at construction sites that pay meagre wages and are notoriously unpredictable.It is obvious that they are all from poor backgrounds that seem to have bogged down their lives but certainly not their sense of optimism.Oversleeping is surely not an option for them if the hope of evading the unedifying prospect of retiring to bed on empty stomachs is to be kept alive and kicking. Assembling at various construction sites as early as 7a.m has become a daily routine almost  a ritual. Some of them are well-educated with university degrees yet they have not been able to secure well-paying,white-collar jobs as you would expect. Others have never seen the inside of a classroom given their poor backgrounds.

Not even the drizzle of the chilly morning emasculates their resolve to venture out to these sites.''Many are called but few are chosen'' is an adage that gains validation here;only a handful of them are picked.The poor unlucky ones are forced to retreat to their abodes crestfallen or try their luck elsewhere.You can see the devastation on their faces as the bitter reality of not making the cut dawns with ruthless clarity.This effectively means that waking up at the break of dawn was an exercise in futility or so it seems.The early bird in this case fails to catch the desperately sought-after worm. Interestingly enough,the failure of yesterday doesn't impede their resolve to try again and again.