A hard look at Bangladesh's brick factories
By Globaltimes.cn-VCG, Published: 2017-12-05 17:22:36
A man carries bricks on his head in a brick field on December 3, 2017 at the bank of the Shitalakshya River, Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Photo: VCG
Editor's Note:
Seasonal brick factory workers migrate to Narayanganj, Bangladesh for better wages as the country experiences a construction boom. However, many workers in Bangladesh's brick factories suffer from respiratory diseases and arthritis as the dusty, hot environment poses great hazards to their health.

A man carries bricks on his head in a brick field on December 3, 2017 at the bank of the Shitalakshya River, Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Photo: VCG
A child works in a brick field on December 3, 2017 at the bank of the Shitalakshya River, Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Photo: VCG