Brick Works
A woman carries bricks during unpacking of the kiln. Millions of labourers, mainly women, are employed in India's controversial brickmaking industry, renown for it's poor working conditions and below legal rates of pay.
At the first brickworks where I asked to take photos, the management were very hostile, but nearby, another yard was most welcoming. They said it was a family run business, and the team of men and women seemed to have a more relaxed routine, although there's no denying that the work is back-breakingly hard.
Sobering fact - Workers earn Rs150 (just over $2) for every 1000 bricks carried.
Serampore, north Kolkata. West Bengal. India.
November 2017. © David Hill.
Brick Works
A woman carries bricks during unpacking of the kiln. Millions of labourers, mainly women, are employed in India's controversial brickmaking industry, renown for it's poor working conditions and below legal rates of pay.
At the first brickworks where I asked to take photos, the management were very hostile, but nearby, another yard was most welcoming. They said it was a family run business, and the team of men and women seemed to have a more relaxed routine, although there's no denying that the work is back-breakingly hard.
Sobering fact - Workers earn Rs150 (just over $2) for every 1000 bricks carried.
Serampore, north Kolkata. West Bengal. India.
November 2017. © David Hill.