"Under Construction" (by Jodi Hilton)

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A family living inside a tent while working on a Bangalore construction site.

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A family living inside a tent while working on a Bangalore construction site.
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Cheap migrant labor fuels the Bangalore construction boom.

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Cheap migrant labor fuels the Bangalore construction boom.
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A barefoot child walks through the construction site encampment where she lives with her family.

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A barefoot child walks through the construction site encampment where she lives with her family.
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Lights are set for night work on a Bangalore construction site.

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Lights are set for night work on a Bangalore construction site.
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A sign on a government road construction project says "no child labour allowed".

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A sign on a government road construction project says "no child labour allowed".
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Migrant construction workers repairing Bangalore sidewalks.

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Migrant construction workers repairing Bangalore sidewalks.
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Women on a Bangalore work site. Considered "helpers," they are paid only 2/3 of minimum wage.

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Women on a Bangalore work site. Considered "helpers," they are paid only 2/3 of minimum wage.
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A child cares for his younger sibling inside an unfinished Bangalore apartment building.

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A child cares for his younger sibling inside an unfinished Bangalore apartment building.
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A woman feeding her child inside a tent on a Bangalore construction site.

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A woman feeding her child inside a tent on a Bangalore construction site.
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A worker exits a construction site compound through a breach in the wall.

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A worker exits a construction site compound through a breach in the wall.
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An unventilated cooking fire burns inside a construction workers' shelter.

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An unventilated cooking fire burns inside a construction workers' shelter.
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A migrant laborer employed on a Bangalore construction site.

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A migrant laborer employed on a Bangalore construction site.
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Renuka, 12, works as a "helper" on a construction team, carrying sand, cement and bricks.

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Renuka, 12, works as a "helper" on a construction team, carrying sand, cement and bricks.
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Construction workers and children living on site, Bangalore, India.

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Construction workers and children living on site, Bangalore, India.
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A woman employed on a construction team in Bangalore. Women typically receive about $2 a day for their labor, 30% less then men receive.

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A woman employed on a construction team in Bangalore. Women typically receive about $2 a day for their labor, 30% less then men receive.
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Construction workers and children living on site, Bangalore, India.

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Construction workers and children living on site, Bangalore, India.
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Chandama Minguma lives on a construction site where her parents are employed.

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Chandama Minguma lives on a construction site where her parents are employed.
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An elderly woman living on a Bangalore construction site.

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An elderly woman living on a Bangalore construction site.
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A migrant laborer employed on a Bangalore construction site.

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A migrant laborer employed on a Bangalore construction site.
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Child laborers working on a Bangalore construction site.

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Child laborers working on a Bangalore construction site.
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A mother with her infant daughter living on a Bangalore construction site.

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A mother with her infant daughter living on a Bangalore construction site.
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Kalyani M.S., 13, with a photograph of her father, Srinivaulu, who died in a construction site accident in 2006.

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Kalyani M.S., 13, with a photograph of her father, Srinivaulu, who died in a construction site accident in 2006.
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Migrant workers from Northern India cleaning drainage channels in Bangalore.

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Migrant workers from Northern India cleaning drainage channels in Bangalore.
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A child and family members inside a temporary structure where they are living on a construction site.

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A child and family members inside a temporary structure where they are living on a construction site.
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A worker stands on a wooden beam scaffolding on the upper floor of an apartment building under construction.

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A worker stands on a wooden beam scaffolding on the upper floor of an apartment building under construction.
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