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Brick Carriers

Women in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, carry piles of bricks weighing more than 2st on their heads as they are laid out ahead of being baked in a kiln. The labourers – who are paid less than £1 a shift – move up to 1,000 bricks a day in sweltering conditions.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2021
Date Uploaded: 10.2022
Photo Location: Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Camera: Canon EOS 80D
Copyright: © Joy Saha