day laborers

Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Lockdown eats up income of day labourers

Labourers say they sit all day looking for work. They have to go home empty-handed at the end of the day.

The Farmer, Fisherman And The day-Laborer
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The Farmer, Fisherman And The day-Laborer

Workers wait to get hired at Cumilla's Kandirpar. The demand for the workers has not returned to normal as the country's economy struggles to recover from the blow of the pandemic. photo: TBS
Economy

Day labourers’ long wait to be hired in Cumilla

Tk760cr allocated for virus-hit daily wage earners: PM
Economy

Tk760cr allocated for virus-hit daily wage earners: PM

Labourers relax on the ghat at night after a day of hard work. Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS
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Carrying the burden of 7,000kg per day