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At least 10,000 people including over 2500 women and 1000 child laborers are
engaged in stone and sand collection from the "Bollar Ghat" on the bank of the
Piyain river
in Jafflong. The Mari river is coming from the great Himalayas of
India, which bringing million tons of stone boulders with its tide. The group of
people whose average income is less then 150 taka per day (about 2 USD) Stone
extraction goes on in the area for about eight months a year, except the rainy
season. Every day, about 200 trucks carry stones to Sylhet and other places.
.Jafflong, Sylet, Bangladesh.
Shilu separating stone from sand. more than 1000 child worker working in this
stone industry.
Shilu
At least 10,000 people including over 2500 women and 1000 child laborers are
engaged in stone and sand collection from the ¡®Bollar Ghat¡¯ on the bank of the
Piyain river in Jafflong. The Mari river is coming from the great Himalayas of
India, which bringing million tons of stone boulders with its tide. The group of
people whose average income is less then 150 taka per day (about 2 USD) Stone
extraction goes on in the area for about eight months a year, except the rainy
season. Every day, about 200 trucks carry stones to Sylhet and other places.
.Jafflong, Sylet, Bangladesh
At least 10,000 people including over 2500 women and 1000 child laborers are
engaged in stone and sand collection from the ¡®Bollar Ghat¡¯ on the bank of the
Piyain river in Jafflong. The Mari river is coming from the great Himalayas of
India, which bringing million tons of stone boulders with its tide. The group of
people whose average income is less then 150 taka per day (about 2 USD) Stone
extraction goes on in the area for about eight months a year, except the rainy
season. Every day, about 200 trucks carry stones to Sylhet and other places.
.Jafflong, Sylet, Bangladesh.
At least 10,000 people including over 2500 women and 1000 child laborers
are engaged in stone and sand collection from the ¡®Bollar Ghat¡¯ on the bank of
the Piyain river in Jafflong. The Mari river is coming from the great Himalayas
of India, which bringing million tons of stone boulders with its tide. The group
of people whose average income is less then 150 taka per day (about 2 USD) Stone
extraction goes on in the area for about eight months a year, except the rainy
season. Every day, about 200 trucks carry stones to Sylhet and other places.
.Jafflong, Sylet, Bangladesh.
Child worker taking lunch while collecting stone.
Child worker taking nap.
At least 10,000 people including over 2500 women and 1000 child laborers
are engaged in stone and sand collection from the ¡®Bollar Ghat¡¯ on the bank of
the Piyain river in Jafflong. The Mari river is coming from the great Himalayas
of India, which bringing million tons of stone boulders with its tide. The group
of people whose average income is less then 150 taka per day (about 2 USD) Stone
extraction goes on in the area for about eight months a year, except the rainy
season. Every day, about 200 trucks carry stones to Sylhet and other places.
.Jafflong, Sylet, Bangladesh.
At least 10,000 people including over 2500 women and 1000 child laborers
are engaged in stone and sand collection from the ¡®Bollar Ghat¡¯ on the bank of
the Piyain river in Jafflong. The Mari river is coming from the great Himalayas
of India, which bringing million tons of stone boulders with its tide. The group
of people whose average income is less then 150 taka per day (about 2 USD) Stone
extraction goes on in the area for about eight months a year, except the rainy
season. Every day, about 200 trucks carry stones to Sylhet and other places.
.Jafflong, Sylet, Bangladesh.
A child worker taking a nap while collecting stone. |
