Popy, 8, clutches her stuffed bear while working at a dump in Chittagong, Bangladesh. She is one of the many child laborers profiled by photographer Md Shahnewaz Khan.
Md Shahnewaz Khan
Another child worker, Delwar, collects scrap metals and plastic from the same dump. According to a UNICEF report from January 2014, 5.6 million of Bangladesh's 26 million children were not in school.
Md Shahnewaz Khan
Children work at a brickyard in Chittagong.
Md Shahnewaz Khan
Shakil, 12, is covered with aluminum substance from the factory he works in.
Md Shahnewaz Khan
Young brickyard workers eat lunch in Chittagong.
Md Shahnewaz Khan
Shafik, 11, is beaten by his master, Khan said, at a brickyard in Chittagong. The child was accused of playing when he was supposed to be working.
Md Shahnewaz Khan
Daily life at the Anandabazar dump in Chittagong.
Md Shahnewaz Khan
A child works at an aluminum factory in Chittagong.
Md Shahnewaz Khan
Shafik works above a pile of burning bricks in the brickyard.
Md Shahnewaz Khan
Khan began documenting child workers in Bangladesh four years ago. "I believe photography is such a great option for telling the truth to change the world," he said.
