Why people risk their lives to make millions of bangles in India

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• Glass bangles are popular accessories for millions of women in India.
• Making them exposes workers to scorching hot furnaces, broken glass, and dangerous fumes — all for less than $10 a day.
• We went inside a bangle factory in Firozabad, India, to see how these vibrant bracelets are made.

Why people risk their lives to make millions of bangles in India

Glass bangles are popular accessories for millions in India. But making them is a dangerous process that often pays less than $10 a day.

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[prasad1]

Can this process be made more human friendly. The whole process is archaic, and fraught with danger. Workers are working in inhuman conditions. With no proper clothing or safety measures. No gloves, no shoes, np masks or proper ventilations. These plants would have been shut down if there was proper factory maintenance ordinance.

But I suppose these workers are disposable commodity. Instead of improving working conditions they just replace one body with another.

 

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How safe are India's factories

As many as 3,562 workers lost their lives and 51,124 were injured between 2014 and 2016 in accidents in factories.

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Safety, Health and Environment at Work Place​

The Constitution of India provide detailed provisions for the rights of the citizens and also lays down the Directive Principles of State Policy which set an aim to which the activities of the state are to be guided. On the basis of these Directive Principles as well as international instruments, Government is committed to regulate all economic activities for management of safety and health risks at workplaces and to provide measures so as to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for every working man and woman in the nation. Government recognizes that safety and health of workers has a positive impact on productivity and economic and social development. Prevention is an integral part of economic activities as high safety and health standard at work is as important as good business performance for new as well as existing industries.

Ministry of Labour & Employment | श्रम एवं रोजगार मंत्रालय | Ministry of Labour & Employment

The Ministry of Labour & Employment is one of the oldest and important Ministries of the Government of India.

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Enforcement is lacking.

Three deaths every day: India’s labour safety laws have been diluted in the name of reforms
As many as 3,331 deaths were recorded between 2018 and 2020, but only 14 people were imprisoned for offences under the Factories Act, 1948 during this period.

Three deaths every day: India’s labour safety laws have been diluted in the name of reforms

As many as 3,331 deaths were recorded between 2018 and 2020, but only 14 people were imprisoned for offences under the Factories Act, 1948 during this period.

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• Glass bangles are popular accessories for millions of women in India.
• Making them exposes workers to scorching hot furnaces, broken glass, and dangerous fumes — all for less than $10 a day.
• We went inside a bangle factory in Firozabad, India, to see how these vibrant bracelets are made.

Why people risk their lives to make millions of bangles in India

Glass bangles are popular accessories for millions in India. But making them is a dangerous process that often pays less than $10 a day.

www.insider.com

Because no other way they can eke out living since they are traditionally trained in glass making