In Pakistan, families are forced to make over 1,500 bricks a day to repay loans from the kiln owners. However, they are not told how much they owe, how long they must work, or how much interest is ...
KARJAT, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thousands of brick kiln workers in Maharashtra are learning from activists that they have the right to a minimum wage, basic amenities and fair treatment - ...
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Gujar Khan kilns spew toxic smoke

Rawalpindi, in coordination with the district administration, has failed to ensure the installation of environmentally friendly zig-zag technology at brick kilns across the district.There are ...
ALIGARH: In the scorching May heat, 12-year-old Rajni cradles her infant sister while stirring watery dal simmering in a soot-blackened aluminium pot outside her hut in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh ...