A worker poses for a photo before a sandstorm hits a brick factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Workers don't stop during the sandstorm.
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Smoke rises from chimneys on the outskirts of Dhaka, in the Gabtoly area.
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Five young workers inside their house in the Gazipur area. "The houses were very bad -- only 1.5 meters high, so you can't even stand up inside -- and (they were) without electricity," photographer Raffaele Petralla said.
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The trucks that load bricks add to the pollution and dust in the area.
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Lunch time for brick workers.
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The Meghna River in Dhaka.
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A school under construction.
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Women at work in the Gazipur area.
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Children begin to work at the age of 6, Petralla said. Their pay is equal to that of adults, and it is based on the amount of bricks transported daily.
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A child is ready to move to work in another factory.
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Kilns consume large quantities of fuel such as coal, firewood and other biomass.