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#12882109
19 October 2025
Street children collect plastic bottles from the trash dump in Kolkata, India, on October 19, 2025.
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#12665427
22 August 2025
Laborers work at a makeshift leather-boiling workshop in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 21, 2025. Small pieces of leather are boiled to produce glue, releasing polluted air and harmful chemicals. Although many tanneries are relocated to the leather processing zone in Savar to reduce pollution, several such informal factories still remain in Hazaribagh.
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#12665428
22 August 2025
Laborers work at a makeshift leather-boiling workshop in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 21, 2025. Small pieces of leather are boiled to produce glue, releasing polluted air and harmful chemicals. Although many tanneries are relocated to the leather processing zone in Savar to reduce pollution, several such informal factories still remain in Hazaribagh.
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#12616355
4 August 2025
A child rag picker searches and collects plastic bottles and other reusable items at a roadside garbage dump in Siliguri, India, on August 4, 2025.
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#12522784
2 July 2025
A barefoot child wearing a raincoat cleans a vehicle bonnet for money during monsoon rain in Mumbai, India, on July 2, 2025. Street children often engage in informal work at traffic signals amid challenging weather conditions to earn a living.
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#12506476
26 June 2025
A construction worker is seen at a building site in Mumbai, India, on June 26, 2025. Despite powering India's $200 billion construction industry -- a major pillar of urban development and GDP growth -- millions of laborers remain part of the informal workforce, often lacking minimum wage protections, health benefits, or access to labor unions.
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#12506473
26 June 2025
Construction workers are seen at a building site in Mumbai, India, on June 26, 2025. They power India's $200 billion construction industry, a major pillar of urban development and GDP growth, but millions of laborers remain part of the informal workforce, often lacking minimum wage protections, health benefits, or access to labor unions.
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#12506474
26 June 2025
Construction workers are seen at a building site in Mumbai, India, on June 26, 2025. They power India's $200 billion construction industry, a major pillar of urban development and GDP growth, but millions of laborers remain part of the informal workforce, often lacking minimum wage protections, health benefits, or access to labor unions.
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#12506477
26 June 2025
Construction workers are seen at a building site in Mumbai, India, on June 26, 2025. They power India's $200 billion construction industry, a major pillar of urban development and GDP growth, but millions of laborers remain part of the informal workforce, often lacking minimum wage protections, health benefits, or access to labor unions.
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#12506478
26 June 2025
Construction workers are seen at a building site in Mumbai, India, on June 26, 2025. They power India's $200 billion construction industry, a major pillar of urban development and GDP growth, but millions of laborers remain part of the informal workforce, often lacking minimum wage protections, health benefits, or access to labor unions.
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#12506479
26 June 2025
Construction workers are seen at a building site in Mumbai, India, on June 26, 2025. They power India's $200 billion construction industry, a major pillar of urban development and GDP growth, but millions of laborers remain part of the informal workforce, often lacking minimum wage protections, health benefits, or access to labor unions.
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#12506480
26 June 2025
Construction workers are seen at a building site in Mumbai, India, on June 26, 2025. They power India's $200 billion construction industry, a major pillar of urban development and GDP growth, but millions of laborers remain part of the informal workforce, often lacking minimum wage protections, health benefits, or access to labor unions.
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#12482956
17 June 2025
A Palestinian boy sells cold water in a bag in Gaza City, Palestine, on June 17, 2025.
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#12482958
17 June 2025
A Palestinian boy sells cold water in a bag in Gaza City, Palestine, on June 17, 2025.
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#12420239
28 May 2025
Children play in the dockyard area on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 28, 2025. Small-scale foundries like this are part of the country's informal industrial sector and often operate with minimal safety protections.
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#12420289
28 May 2025
A child reacts to the camera as he heads to his workshop on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 28, 2025. Small-scale foundries like this are part of the country's informal industrial sector and often operate with minimal safety protections.
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