Gallery: Of Inhuman Bondage
Torture and abuse remain a part of daily life for a large number of children in India.
File photo from World Day Against Child Labour. Credit: Shome Basu
Advertisement
The labourers working in this brick kiln in West Bengal's Madhayamgram area of North 24 Parganas have migrated from Jharkhand. The money they get – Rs 30 a day, in some cases – is too little for survival.
Most of the adults were brought up to be kiln workers – as are their children in turn. When I asked a brick kiln owner about the education of the children growing up at the kiln, he said: "The children don’t need schools… If they went to school, who would our future workers be?"
This article went live on June twelfth, two thousand sixteen, at fifty-eight minutes past four in the afternoon.The Wire is now on WhatsApp. Follow our channel for sharp analysis and opinions on the latest developments.
Advertisement
