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Kobirhossion is 32 years old, married and with 3 kids.
Originally from Commilla, he has worked and lived here for over 12 years without any family members.

Rokiabezom states she is 30 years old and has been at this camp, away from her husband and one son for 7 years.

Nurruzman, 30 years, is a new employee of this factory and has resided at this camp for only 6 months. He is alone, leaving his wife and 2 sons in his hometown of Jamalpur-Sherpur.

Talif is 21 years old and comes from Jamalpur-Sherpur.
He is married but still has no children. He has resided at this camp for 6 years.
During his hours off he sells goods along the streets, such as sunglasses, for additional income.

Nazma is 25 years old and is married with one daughter.
She resides here at the camp withoutthem, for over 6 years.
Originally from Jamalpur-Sherpur.

With such close and intimate living quarters, child care is a community effort.
This young girl will watch over the younger children as parents are absent during the day and night. (Factories run 24 hours a day.)

Muhammed Abdulla is between the ages of 22-24 and has been in this camp for 18 years.
He’s married with one son and both reside in Jamalpur-Sherpur.

Sofik, 19 years old, returns from the market along the dangerous roads of Bangladesh with fresh cuts of beef for dinner.
He has been here for 2 years, alone. Originally from Jamalpur-Sherpur.

A daughter of garment factory employees, hangs clothes to dry in the last moments of sunshine.
No matter age or gender, everyone takes on house hold responsibilities.

Zorna is approximately 25 years old and stands next to her husband in a camp for garment workers about 100km north of Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka.
She has resided at this particular camp for over 10 years. The couple must live separated, as the men and women’s living quarters are separated to prevent problems.
They have one son that lives with family in their hometown of Jamalpur-Sherpur.

A 10 year old girl holds onto the hand of her brother. The two, along with their parents and two other sisters, have lived at this camp for about 5 years. Hometown is Jamalpur-Sherpur.

Many Bangladeshis can only give an approximate age. This woman aged between 20 and 25, has been away from her husband and son for almost 5 years. From Jamalpur-Sherpur.

A daughter of garment workers spends her time in the worker camp. Since both parents will be working during the day time hours, she will be looked over by the director of the camp but mostly by the other adults and older children living in this camp.

A young garment worker apprehensively states she is 18 years old. She has been at this camp for a couple of years and comes from the city of Rangpur.
She lives alone, separated from her parents, 1 brother and 5 sisters.