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So is the use of rickshaws exploitation or tradition? Well, yes and no. Although thousands of rickshaw wallahs have spent decades of their lives pulling these contraptions, sometimes into their old age, it is the only work they can find. The work may be gruelling and humiliating, but without them, many young men would die before the age of 30 from malnutrition or diseases from the streets. This cannot justify their use, but it does reveal that some alternative form of work has to be provided as otherwise these Calcutta rickshaw wallahs will continue until death. If the Calcutta government want to continue fighting against the use of rickshaws, they must at least provide a sufficient pension plan, or create further jobs. Although it may be exploitative, banning the rickshaws without provision of extra jobs runs against any human rights argument in itself. Thus the history of the rickshaw, a unique form of travel, is coming to a close in the 21st century, and perhaps it is about time. They may have been useful before the tide of modernity, but when combined, they fought the losing battle and are now eventually being put to rest..
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