QUARRY WORKERS

THE SERIES WAS PHOTOGRAPHED IN MALPAHARI, IN THE STATE OF JHARKHAND, INDIA.THE MALE WORKERS GENERALLY HAMMERS THE BIG PIECES OF STONE, BROUGHT FROM THE STONE QUARRIES, TO MAKE IT SMALLER AND THE FEMALE AS WELL AS MALE WORKERS CARRIES THE STONE PIECES,TO A CRUSHER MACHINE. THIS IS DONE MANUALLY. THE STONES POURED IN THE CRUSHER MACHINES AND THE MACHINE DELIVERS THE STONE CHIPS IN DIFFERENT SIZES. THROUGH THIS PHOTOGRAPH I WANT TO SHARE MY VIEWS THAT THE WORK WHICH CAN BE DONE BY A MECHANIZED WAY, AND WHICH IS ALSO COST EFFECTIVE, IS NOT DONE HERE IN INDIA. WITHOUT INVESTING CAPITAL, BUSINESS HOUSES ENGAGING LOW COST LABOUR FORCE, ESPECIALLY WOMEN, INTO THIS HARD AND HAZARDOUS WORK.THEY ARE PAID LESS THAN THEIR MALE COUNTER PART.THEY ARE ECONOMICALLY POOR, ILLITERACY ALL AROUND AND ZERO HEALTH FACILITIES ETC. ARE THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE WOMEN WORKFORCE IN INDIA.