Brick kiln workers toil from 3am to 11am; some do a second shift in the evening as well. It is arduous, backbreaking work. Rather than a salary, they are usually paid according to the number of bricks they make; each brick earns them Rs2 at the most. Meanwhile, the owners rake in ...
torkamani said monday, on the phone in the hospital. "now i don't know what i'll do." with torkamani's 80-hour work weeks and frequent overnight shifts, she'll need full-time care when the baby is born—care that will be very hard to pay for on a resident's salary. without ...