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“So We Exist”: A Photo Exhibition Shedding Light on Workers in the Shadows
(Before It's News) 8 July 2015 (ILO)* – On the occasion of the conference on ‘Regulating for Decent Work’ from 8-10 July 2015, the ILO is hosting an exhibition by Bangladeshi photojournalist Ismail Ferdous.
A female brickfield worker in Ashulia, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. With the recent boom in the construction industry, brickfields provide seasonal employment to thousands of migrant workers. © Ismail Ferdous | Source: ILO
A construction worker on the tallest building in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Construction workers play an important part in the growth of Bangladesh’s economy, yet many lack training and social protection. © Ismail Ferdous | Source: ILO
Workers on their way to the garment factories in Chittagong, the largest port city of Bangladesh. More than four million people work in this industry. © Ismail Ferdous | Source: ILO
A rescue worker in the rubble of Rana Plaza, four days after the disaster. © Ismail Ferdous | Source: ILO
This woman came to look for her sister’s body 10 days after Rana Plaza collapsed. © Ismail Ferdous | Source: ILO
A woman farmer works in a cotton field in Suruc, Turkey, close to the border with Syria. © Ismail Ferdous | Source: ILO
A floating vegetable market in Dal Lake, Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir, India. © Ismail Ferdous | Source: ILO
A child works in hazardous conditions in the leather industry. Hazaribag, Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Ismail Ferdous | Source: ILO
A woman worker arranges the processed leather pieces in a field so they can dry. Hazaribag, Dhaka. A large number of women work in the leather industry in Bangladesh. © Ismail Ferdous | Source: ILO
*Source: International Labour Organization (ILO). Go to Original. 2015 Human Wrongs Watch
Source: http://human-wrongs-watch.net/2015/07/10/so-we-exist-a-photo-exhibition-shedding-light-on-workers-in-the-shadows/
