Posts Tagged ‘ labor

The Story of Dust

I am very familiar with bricks field since I was a kid as it is my family business. I have studied bricks industries years and found some issue. Though it is a cause of pollution and global warming but in some cases places like Kurigram where  no industries persist it is helpful. It helps people not to migrate to cities. Also this industries help fighting against poverty.

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Workers are carrying raw bricks from the stock into burning chamber. In Kurigram district there are no industries except bricks manufacturing industries.

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Chimney of Bricks Field. Previously there was no fixed chimney. As those were threat to nature due to massive pollution Government enforce manufacturers to use 120ft tall fixed chimney. Though pollution level is minimal but it is a great initiator for Global Warming.

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Using wood is restricted in Bricks Field by Government. These dead bamboo roots are using as supplementary fuel to bricks field with coal. Climate victims from Brahmaputra river side are the main supplier of bamboo roots.

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After the burning process Red Bricks are collected. Workers need to work in dusty atmosphere. One Thousand red bricks harvesting cost is 50Tk (73cents). Workers make 150-200Tk per day by this job.

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Dead bamboo roots are not suitable to burn in a raw position. Workers are chopping and sorting the roots to burn.

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Brick producing workers are very poor. They don't live in a house which is built by bricks.

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This is the main carrier to supply bamboo roots, bricks, soil in a brick filed at Kurigram. Condition is as like as the workers.

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Child labor is a prime at bricks field at Kurigram. High level of poverty bound them to work from childhood.

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Female workers is a major in bricks field. Unfortunately their wage is less than male workers.

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This is my friend Rashid. I used to play with him on my childhood. He is now a red-bricks puller. It could be me if I wasn't born in a rich family.

This is story of dust because in a brick field just is the superior visible and invisible substances. Most of the cases worker of this arena suffered from lung diseases.  If owners aware the workers to use a mask on their face that will be a great help to them.

Bangladeshi Labor : 1

picture of a labor-1One of the oldest labor in my village. In my childhood he made lots of bamboo stuff for me. Sometimes he made kites and some times trap to catch birds (dove). He is the best person with Bamboo.

His two sons was my game mate. In my village we raised all together and our entertainment was football. His son was the best goal keeper “Ershadul”.

I took this picture about a year ago with a Nikon D40. In this age he is tired of his physiology. Lots of suffering he is carrying right now but still he can work. He and his bamboo! The day I took this picture he was working with some bamboo stuff. Thanks for being my model Mr. Bamboo!

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Labors eye! Against MONGA

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I took this photo from my village about 2years ago from our brick field. These labors were working there. Most of them are under 14. Child workers are fighting in this picture against poverty. Kurigram has the highest level of poor people. There is a special terms for this is “Monga”. Monga means costly. When peoples’ necessary needs went beyond their ability that is MONGA.

Only some heavy industry can solve this Monga problem where lots of employment will be created. Small industry like brick field is doing this small job in Kurigram.