Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangle industry

 

Answer: 

The glass bangle industry is highly dangerous to work in. Employees spend a lot of time close to the glass furnaces, which operate at high temperatures. They toil during the day in dismal cells with inadequate ventilation and illumination. Rather than the light and open air outside, their eyes become more accustomed to the gloom that prevails inside their workshop. They frequently lose their vision as a result of the dust that is released during the polishing of glass bangles. Despite the fact that child labour is illegal as per law, young children are employed in this dangerous occupation. 

They work in dimly lit huts with their parents or other adults, shaping bits of coloured glass into lovely round bangles. They become more prone to accidents as a result of working in such poor sanitary conditions, and their desire to follow their dreams and escape their family’s constraints is killed.

 

 

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