Dabbawala
Lunchbox delivery and return system for people at work in India, especially in Mumbai / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A dabbawala (also spelled dabbawalla or dabbawallah, called tiffin wallah in older sources) is a worker who delivers hot lunches from homes and restaurants to people at work in India, especially in Mumbai. The dabbawalas constitute a lunchbox delivery and return system for workers in Mumbai. The lunchboxes are picked up in the late morning, delivered predominantly using bicycles and railway trains, and returned empty in the afternoon.[1][2]
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Synonyms | Tiffin wallah |
Occupation type | Manual labour |
Activity sectors | Delivery (commerce) |
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