G.M.B. AKASH
A child working in a textile factory in Dhaka. It is common in Bangladesh for children of poor parents to work in various hazardous and labor-intensive jobs to support their families. The average child laborer earns between 400 to 700 taka (1 USD = 70 taka) per month, while an adult worker earns up to 5,000 taka per month. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008.
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The owner of a textile factory beating a Twelve-year-old child laborer. The boy works for ten hours a day and earns around $1. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005.
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Eleven-year-old Jainal works in silver cooking pot factory. He has been working in this factory for three years. His work starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. For his work he gets 700 taka (10 USD) a month. His parents are so poor that they cannot afford to send him to school. According to the factory owner, the parents do not sympathize with their children; they send their kids to work for money and allegedly don’t feel sorry for their children. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008.
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10-year-old Roubel works at a factory making ornamental grilles for windows. He is already a skilled worker after working as an apprentice without pay for two years. He now earns 500 taka a month (US$8). Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2006.
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Seven-year-old Jasmine earns money to help support her family by collecting items from the steaming Kalija rubbish dump on a cold winter morning. It is one of three landfill sites in this city of twelve million people. Around 5,000 tons of garbage is dumped here each day and over a thousand people work amongst the rubbish, sorting through the waste and collecting items to sell to retailers for recycling. Dhaka, Bangladeh, 2005.
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Nine-year-old Rokib’s job is to make balloons. He mixes powdered ingredients in order to make these colorful toys. If a balloon is not fit to sell, the seller will give it to him, which he keeps for his younger sister. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011.
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Children take a rest during the working day at a silver cooking pot factory. The child laborers earn about 200 taka per week and they work about 10 hours a day. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008.
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Juthi is preparing for her clients as the evening crowd gathers. Bonded sex workers in brothels put on make up several times between the morning and midnight. They transform their faces into white masks, which are considered beautiful by the clients. Faridpur, 2009.
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A young bonded sex worker (Chhukri) and a client in a brothel in Faridpur. Many of the girls working in this brothel are given Oradexon, a steroid drug, by their madams. It is believed that Oradexon makes them appear older in order to avoid a law that requires sex workers to be over eighteen years old. One of its side effects is water retention, oedema, which can result in a ‘plump’ look that is considered attractive among some Bangladeshi men. Oradexon has many other harmful side effects if not correctly administered and can be addictive. Faridpur, Bangladesh, 2008.
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A young bonded sex worker (Chhukri) in a brothel in Faridpur. Many of the girls working in this brothel are given Oradexon, a steroid drug, by their madams. It is believed that Oradexon makes them appear older in order to avoid a law that requires sex workers to be over eighteen years old. One of its side effects is water retention, oedema, which can result in a ‘plump’ look that is considered attractive among some Bangladeshi men. Oradexon has many other harmful side effects if not correctly administered and can be addictive. Faridpur, Bangladesh, 2009.
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A young bonded sex worker (Chhukri) and a client in a brothel. Many of the girls working in this brothel are given Oradexon, a steroid drug, by their madams. It is believed that Oradexon makes them appear older in order to avoid a law that requires sex workers to be over eighteen years old. One of its side effects is water retention, oedema, which can result in a ‘plump’ look that is considered attractive among some Bangladeshi men. Oradexon has many other harmful side effects if not correctly administered and can be addictive. Faridpur, Bangladesh, 2008.
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Fifteen year old Nodi, a bonded sex worker (Chhukri) in a brothel in Faridpur. She was sold to the brothel by her stepmother. Many of the girls working in this brothel are given Oradexon, a steroid drug, by their madams. It is believed that Oradexon makes them appear older in order to avoid a law that requires sex workers to be over eighteen years old. One of its side effects is water retention, oedema, which can result in a ‘plump’ look that is considered attractive among some Bangladeshi men. Oradexon has many other harmful side effects if not correctly administered and can be addictive. Faridpur, Bangladesh, 2010.
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