#11 Greening Bangladesh’s brick sector: A win-win for workers and the planet
Photo: Scott Wallace / World Bank Raian Divanbeigi, Yiruo Li, Jiang Ru, Suiko Yoshijima Bricks help build Bangladesh’s growing economy, employing about 1.2 million workers and providing essential livelihoods to vulnerable populations such as the illiterate, poor, and migrants. But the sector also contributes to rising air pollution due to the traditional and outdated…