New Delhi, July 24 -- Bengaluru: Nitasha Agarwal is a different kind of headhunter. In May, she trekked to a small village in the hills of Meghalaya in search of factory workers for an electronics manufacturer in Bengaluru.

Armed with YouTube videos, case studies, and stories of successful migration, she organized a camp in Mawlynnong's panchayat office.

Over the next few hours, she pitched factory employment as an escape from low-paying tea garden jobs.

"Some of these women have never even travelled outside their villages. We had to convince their parents," she said. "They asked me chawal milega ki nahi; non-veg milega?"

She answered hundreds of questions from curious village elders, parents, and applicants regarding salaries, safety...