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Slums in Mumbai

Camille Moussiere

Created on May 15, 2024

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INDIA

Let's discover Mumbai

INDIA

Mumbai

MUMBAI

Dharavi
Dharavi

A huge neighbourhood in Mumbai, Dharavi is the largest slum of the city and the biggest slum in Asia. Appromatively 600.000 people live in the slum, and many of them work there. The different jobs can be :

  • Leather work
  • Textile work
  • Pottery work

The plastic recycling industry in DharaviWatch from 0:00 to 1:29

Leather industry

With approximately 15,000 people employed in the Dharavi leather industry, it is an essential source of income for many people in the area. [...] In recent years, tanning is handled by the government to avoid the harm it does to humans and the environment. To ensure that the chemicals used are disposed of responsibly, the government conducts the tanning process in two hubs, which has helped in monitoring the process for items produced in Dharavi.|...] Following the tanning process, the leather is then cut into pieces of different sizes and sewn together to make different leather items. To create durable and robust seams, the craftsmen use traditional hand-stitching techniques.