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At least 10 million labourers in India are employed in the unorganised brick kiln industry, working under unhygienic conditions. China’s brick kiln industry, on the other hand, is more organised and less labour-intensive, says a research paper published by the Delhi-based environment think tank, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). According to the paper, which was presented at CSE’s annual event, the Anil Agarwal Dialogue, 2015, China has around 5 million labourers engaged in brick production and they together produce nearly 1 trillion bricks every year. India employs double the number of labourers and yet produces one-fifth of the total production in China. Usually, an entire family is involved in brick production and they get Rs 400-500 for 1,000 bricks. Although the industry prov
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