Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › World News › India’s salt workers: The human cost of the world’s most...
World News

India’s salt workers: The human cost of the world’s most popular seasoning

Al Jazeera Saturday 18 July 2026, 11:30 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

India’s salt workers: The human cost of the world’s most popular seasoning 101 East investigates the supply chain behind India’s booming salt industry. India is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of salt. It’s an industry built on the labour of the Agarivas, a marginalised community forced to work in extreme conditions in the country’s salt deserts.

India’s salt workers: The human cost of the world’s most popular seasoning 101 East investigates the supply chain behind India’s booming salt industry. India is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of salt. It’s an industry built on the labour of the Agarivas, a marginalised community forced to work in extreme conditions in the country’s salt deserts. Embedded with Agariva workers in Gujarat, 101 East investigates the hardships faced by those whose labour supplies the salt that ends up on the world’s dinner tables. Published On 18 Jul 2026
India (LOCATION) Agarivas (ORG) Gujarat (LOCATION)
Originally published by Al Jazeera Read original →

Related Stories

Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out

A wildfire burning in Bison Lake, Alberta, last year.

New York Times 22m ago

World Series champion Mookie Betts says athletes shouldn't be seen as political figures: 'We go out and play'

Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts just wants to be a baseball player, not a political figure or a political vehicle for people to push their agendas. Betts, 33, visited the White House after the Dodgers won the World Series in 2024, but will not be going this year. The four-time World Series champion said he just had a baby and wanted to spend time with his family, and insisted the decision was not politically motivated.

Fox News 28m ago

Fight or Flight: Trump administration subpoenas journalists over Air Force One reporting

Trump administration subpoenas journalists over Air Force One reporting To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Issued on: This week France 24's media show "Scoop" looks at Donald Trump's latest attempt to intimidate the press. The New York Times broke the story that the Qatari-donated Air Force One had security concerns.

France 24 31m ago

Birth tourism crackdown expands as House chairman raises criminal conspiracy case

A House task force chairman says companies helping foreign nationals travel to the United States to give birth so their children obtain U.S. citizenship could be engaging in a criminal conspiracy. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, who chairs the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses, told Fox News Digital that his panel has subpoenaed several so-called "birth tourism companies" as it investigates firms advertising services to...

Fox News 33m ago