My guide Parvene (toward end of video, she is the lady in red) is explaining that the Dabbawallas are salaried at 10,000 rupees per month (about US $250). They are fined for any missed or late delivery. However, it's practically a non-issue: with 200,000 lunch pick-ups/deliveries per day, the Dabbawallas average 1 per 6,000,000 mistakes or latenesses.
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My guide Parvene (toward end of video, she is the lady in red) is explaining that the Dabbawallas are salaried at 10,000 rupees per month (about US $250). They are fined for any missed or late delivery. However, it's practically a non-issue: with 200,000 lunch pick-ups/deliveries per day, the Dabbawallas average 1 per 6,000,000 mistakes or latenesses.
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