Labor in Salt and Brick Production

The images depict laborers, including children, working in salt fields and brick factories, showcasing harsh working conditions and the effort involved in these vital industries.

Dhaka, Bangladesh - 16 January 2019: View of a woman in bright red and orange attire sweeping grains laid out in long, golden lines on the concrete ground.

Barefoot and bent over the salt beds, laborers, including children, work tirelessly in the salt fields of Bashkhali Upazila, Cox's Bazar. Despite the country's self-sufficiency in salt production, workers endure harsh conditions, low wages, and an uncertain future in this vital industry. The salt industry in Bangladesh, particularly in coastal areas like Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, produces salt seasonally from December to mid-May. Chittagong Bangladesh.

Loading sacks onto ferry boats on Buriganga River at Sadarghat (City Wharf), Dhaka River Port, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Indian family forming bricks made from mud clay at Khore Bricks Factory, Rajasthan, Northern India

Rice farming in a farming community in Southern Cambodia; Kampot, Cambodia

The Asia Pacific region, led by major jute producer India, dominates the Jute Bags Market. India's rich production capabilities, coupled with the global shift towards eco-friendly alternatives, have contributed to the region's leadership. Here Jute is cut and tied to the banks of the Jalangi River for shedding leaves and some of the fiber from the jute rotting in river water is taken by laborers to be dried before sale at the market. Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

Leather tanneries in Fes, Morocco

Dhaka, Bangladesh - 16 January 2019: View of a woman in bright red and orange attire sweeping grains laid out in long, golden lines on the concrete ground.

A man carries baskets of rice along the rows in a farming community in Southern Cambodia; Kampot, Cambodia

Workers are busy processing dried fish in Chittagong, a significant industry in the country's coastal regions. The process involves removing moisture from fish through methods such as sun drying, smoking, or air drying. The dried fish industry is a major contributor to Bangladesh's economy, with exports to the Middle East and Europe. It also provides employment opportunities for many people, especially women. Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Barefoot and bent over the salt beds, laborers, including children, work tirelessly in the salt fields of Bashkhali Upazila, Cox's Bazar. Despite the country's self-sufficiency in salt production, workers endure harsh conditions, low wages, and an uncertain future in this vital industry. The salt industry in Bangladesh, particularly in coastal areas like Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, produces salt seasonally from December to mid-May. Chittagong Bangladesh.

Workers grading copras in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Rice bags at an open storage yard at Vadalur near Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

The Asia Pacific region, led by major jute producer India, dominates the Jute Bags Market. India's rich production capabilities, coupled with the global shift towards eco-friendly alternatives, have contributed to the region's leadership. Here Jute is cut and tied to the banks of the Jalangi River for shedding leaves and some of the fiber from the jute rotting in river water is taken by laborers to be dried before sale at the market. Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

Dyed fabric being loaded on a hand cart to the drying yard, garment industry, Tiruppur Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Cambodia, Siem Reap. Thousands of shrimp being dried out.

People working at salt pans, Chharwada, Valsad, Gujarat, India, Asia India Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox -

Farmer tending vegetable nursery covered with plastic, Sindoro-Sumbing Valley, Java, Indonesia (Large format sizes available)

Workers grading copras in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Salt fields at Karangjahe, near Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fabric dyeing, winch dyeing is an old method, garment industry, Tiruppur Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Farmers packing harvested onions (Allium parvum) in a sack, Palladam, Tamilm Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Heap of dried salt at salt pan

Man focuses on working in a pool of water with a filled basket, the sapphire and gemstone mines at Ratnapura in Sri Lanka

Farmers are busy harvesting rice during the Bengali Agrahayan month at a field in Bohar village of Nandigaon union no. 7 of Guainghat upazila. This time, the farmers are smiling as the Aman variety Biri 51 has yielded a bumper harvest. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Workers carrying dried copras coconuts on baskets in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Rice Harvesting, Palakkad; Palghat, Kerala, India, Asia

Workers grading copras in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

The Asia Pacific region, led by major jute producer India, dominates the Jute Bags Market. India's rich production capabilities, coupled with the global shift towards eco-friendly alternatives, have contributed to the region's leadership. Here Jute is cut and tied to the banks of the Jalangi River for shedding leaves and some of the fiber from the jute rotting in river water is taken by laborers to be dried before sale at the market. Tehatta, West Bengal, India. (Photo by: Soumyabrata Roy/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Female workers on road work site, road from Myaungmya to Pathein; Irrawaddyi Division, Myanmar (Burma)

The Asia Pacific region, led by major jute producer India, dominates the Jute Bags Market. India's rich production capabilities, coupled with the global shift towards eco-friendly alternatives, have contributed to the region's leadership. Here Jute is cut and tied to the banks of the Jalangi River for shedding leaves and some of the fiber from the jute rotting in river water is taken by laborers to be dried before sale at the market. Tehatta, West Bengal, India. (Photo by: Soumyabrata Roy/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Moray Peru September 14 2018 A woman is working in the saltpans of Moray in a sunny day. The extracted salt is sold to cattle farmers, Perù

Farmer harvesting rice in rural field

Fisherman in wooden boat, washing his coir and bamboo fishing pots, River Mahanadi, Orissa, India, Asia

Farmers packing harvested onions (Allium parvum) in a sack, Palladam, Tamilm Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Village In The Barabar Area, Bihar, India

Manufactures clay bricks north of Phnom Penh Cambodia

Floating bamboo market In Bangladesh

Hemayetpur, Bangladesh - 04 August 2021: View of workers amidst piles of processed leather, the air thick with the scent of industry and dye, under the factory's bright lights.

Workers grading copras in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Drying fish in Bheemunipatnam near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia

Vietnam, Ha Bac, Workers Laying Steel Reinforced Building Foundations.

A man uses great skill and traditional knowledge to make a bamboo basket (Doko) by hand, Manaslu Region, Nepal, Asia

Outdoors coffee beans drying process, Coffee plantation near Carmo de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Barefoot in the salt beds, laborers, including children, work tirelessly in the salt fields of Bashkhali Upazila, Cox's Bazar. Despite the country's self-sufficiency in salt production, workers endure harsh conditions, low wages, and an uncertain future in this vital industry. The salt industry in Bangladesh, particularly in coastal areas like Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, produces salt seasonally from December to mid-May. Chittagong Bangladesh.

Africa, Cameroon, Tiko. People working at banana plantation.

Street merchants selling bottles of motor oil, soft drinks, Coca Cola and other things in front of a big stockpile of fire wood. Tirana capital. Albania, Balkan, Europe.

Workers are busy processing dried fish at the Lama Kazi area of Sylhet. Every year, when the winter season comes, the small species of fish caught in the local river canal, Bilhaor, are bought at wholesale rates, dried, and sold to wholesalers in different parts of the country, with an estimated value of hundreds of crores of Taka. Around 70 businessmen build lofts in certain places to dry goods. 1500 to 2000 people are involved in the work of drying goods. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - 17 August 2023: Aerial view of sun-dried fish laid out on bamboo platforms, vibrant colors contrasting with the silvery gleam of the drying fish.

Heaping copras in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Load of sugarcane being pulled up with a hook of the crane in factory, Sangli, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

clay pot loaded truck, Changanacherry, boat jetty, Kerala, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

PERU - Potatoes drying in the sun. 'Chunio'. Two women weaving.

A woman construction worker uses an improvised plastic bag to protect her hands being exposed to cement at a construction site Ahmedabad Gujarat India Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Mill workers on pile of raw cotton balls on Deccan plateau, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Fishermen and catfish drying on straw Zambia

sugar factory, sangli, maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Rice farming in a farming community in Southern Cambodia; Kampot, Cambodia

The Asia Pacific region, led by major jute producer India, dominates the Jute Bags Market. India's rich production capabilities, coupled with the global shift towards eco-friendly alternatives, have contributed to the region's leadership. Here Jute is cut and tied to the banks of the Jalangi River for shedding leaves and some of the fiber from the jute rotting in river water is taken by laborers to be dried before sale at the market. Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

Legazpi: life in a port in the Philippines. The series is produced in a single place which is the port of Legazpi in the Bicol region of the Philippines. The Philippines is a country of 7100 islands ; my photos documenting the relationship that people have with the ocean is both a source of entertainment, place of living and work area. Legazpi: la vie dans un port aux Philippines. La série est réalisée dans une unité de lieu qui est le port de Legazpi, dans la région de Bicol au Philippines. Les Philippines est un pays composé de 7100 iles; mes photos documentent sur le rapport que les habitants entretiennent avec locéan qui est à la fois source de divertissement, lieu de vie et zone de travail.

Women working in a cashew nut factory on the eve of International Women's Day on the outskirts of Agartala. International Women's Day is globally celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political and socio economic achievements of women. Tripura, India.

Men working leather in fez tannery in Morocco

Africa, Cameroon, Tiko. People working at banana plantation.

Breaking Coconuts to dry in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Workers packing the dired coconuts copras in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Agriculture. Farmer planting seedling in indivdual pot. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

People working at salt pans, Chharwada, Valsad, Gujarat, India, Asia India Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox -

Men working in salt pans, Wadala, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

Salt production, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

a road is built. construction site for a bypass road.

Salt mine workers walking through water basin for salt extraction, salt mine at Thazhankadu, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

A woman construction worker uses an improvised plastic bag to protect her hands being exposed to cement at a construction site ; Ahmedabad ; Gujarat ; India

Men drying fish at the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka, Asia

OIL PALM PLANTATION, MALAYSIA. Golden Hope Oil Palm plantation. Oil palm fruit bunches being transported to the refinery. .

Male and female workers are breaking LC stones with a crusher machine in Bholaganj area, known as the 'Stone State' of Sylhet Companyganj Upazila. These workers whose health is at risk, earn 500-600 taka at the end of the day. Around 2000 workers are employed in more than two hundred crusher machines, and stones worth 3-5 crore rupees are broken every day. Sylhet-Bangladesh.

Barefoot in the salt beds, laborers, including children, work tirelessly in the salt fields of Bashkhali Upazila, Cox's Bazar. Despite the country's self-sufficiency in salt production, workers endure harsh conditions, low wages, and an uncertain future in this vital industry. The salt industry in Bangladesh, particularly in coastal areas like Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, produces salt seasonally from December to mid-May. Chittagong Bangladesh.

Market, near Inle Lake, Myanmar, Burma, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

women labor at construction site wearing helmets, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Rope of Sisal Plant, agave sisalana, Drying Fibers, Factory at Fort Dauphin in Madagascar

Asia, India, Karnataka, Mysore. Worker washing laundry.

Wicker furniture and accessories for sale; Maputo, Mozambique

Prawn farm. The slums of Duari Para in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to mainly climate migrants from the southern countryside where they have suffered the effects of climate change: rising water levels, soil erosion and salinisation. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A local worker sifts through an endless mountain of plastic water cups at a plastic recycling facility, bali, indonesia

Rice paddy field worker sorting, collecting and drying out rice, Bandung, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Workers engaged in the production of pasta at pasta factory, Demerara Province, Guyana, South America

Woman sorting out shredded white plastic garbage for recycling, Dharavi Slum, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Morocco, Fes, Chouara tannery

Harvest of cotton in Maharashtra in India

Workers Preparing Potatoes; Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Thai farmer winnowing rice.

Thai farmer winnowing rice.

Drying pottery, Pottery Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Editorial Use Only)

Silk factory, Xinjiang, China, Asia

A man in a striped shirt holds a basket full of rocks and sand, the sapphire and gemstone mines at Ratnapura in Sri Lanka

The Asia Pacific region, led by major jute producer India, dominates the Jute Bags Market. India's rich production capabilities, coupled with the global shift towards eco-friendly alternatives, have contributed to the region's leadership. Here Jute is cut and tied to the banks of the Jalangi River for shedding leaves and some of the fiber from the jute rotting in river water is taken by laborers to be dried before sale at the market. Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

Washing plant, banana plantation, Chakanaka Farm, Lower Zambezi, Zambezi, Zambia, Africa

Caleta de Campos Chutla, Michoacan, Mexico

A woman packing the dried groundnuts on road near Neyveli, Vadalur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Extraction of corn maize (Zea mays) from corn kernels in Oddanchatram Ottanchathiram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

In the south of the country, farmers lay agave fibres in the sun to dry, sisal, the fibres from the leaves of some agaves are called sisal, sisal agave, Agave sisalana, sisal is a relatively young natural fibre, Ethiopia, Africa

Girls depositing rice tax, Government rice depot near Thaton, Myanmar, Asia

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