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Slaves of Hazaribagh

Slaves of Hazaribagh

Hazaribagh is an area of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh, and is known for its tannery industry and large leather processing zone. Up to 95% of the registered tanneries in Bangladesh are located in and around Hazaribagh. Currently, more than 2000 tanneries operate here, employing between 8.000 and 15.000 people.
In 2013, the Zurich-based Green Cross Switzerland and the New York-based Blacksmith Institute published a report on the most polluted places in the world. The report “The Top Ten Toxic Threats, Clean Up, Progress and Ongoing Challenges”, puts Hazaribagh at number five. Most of the 185.000 people living in this area work in the factories and tanneries. They are forced to live in highly polluted environments. A lot of children and teenagers also work in the factories.

Photo Shows: Government officials told Human Rights Watch that they do not enforce environmental or labor laws with respect to Hazaribagh’s tanneries, an estimated 90 percent of the tanneries in Bangladesh. The Hazaribagh tanneries employ up to 15,000 workers. (Human Rights Watch report, “Toxic Tanneries: The Health Repercussions of Bangladesh’s Hazaribagh Leather”, October 2012).
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Slaves of Hazaribagh<br /> <br /> Hazaribagh is an area of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh, and is known for its tannery industry and large leather processing zone. Up to 95% of the registered tanneries in Bangladesh are located in and around Hazaribagh. Currently, more than 2000 tanneries operate here, employing between 8.000 and 15.000 people. <br /> In 2013, the Zurich-based Green Cross Switzerland and the New York-based Blacksmith Institute published a report on the most polluted places in the world. The report “The Top Ten Toxic Threats, Clean Up, Progress and Ongoing Challenges”, puts Hazaribagh at number five. Most of the 185.000 people living in this area work in the factories and tanneries. They are forced to live in highly polluted environments. A lot of children and teenagers also work in the factories.<br /> <br /> Photo Shows: Government officials told Human Rights Watch that they do not enforce environmental or labor laws with respect to Hazaribagh’s tanneries, an estimated 90 percent of the tanneries in Bangladesh. The Hazaribagh tanneries employ up to 15,000 workers. (Human Rights Watch report, “Toxic Tanneries: The Health Repercussions of Bangladesh’s Hazaribagh Leather”, October 2012).<br /> ©Pascal Mannaerts/Exclusivepix Media