A child works in a textile
factory in Dhaka. It is common in Bangladesh for children of poor parents to
work in various hazardous and labor-intensive workplaces to support their
families. The average child laborer earns between 400 to 700 taka per month, while an adult worker can earn up to 5,000 taka per month
The owner of a textile factory beating a
child laborer. The boy works for ten hours a day and earns about 1 USD
A child working in an aluminum cooking pot factory in Dhaka. More than 17 percent of all children aged 5–15 are
engaged in economic activities.
Alamin, 8, taking lunch in a dump yard where he works
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, or around 8 USD,
a month
A child rests on sand at
Bhollar Ghat on the banks of
the Piyain River
A child tends to dried fish on Sonadia island in Bangladesh
in Patuakhali
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