'Coal workers are orphans': the children and slaves mining Pakistan's coal

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Injuries and fatalities are common among thousands of debt-bonded men and children toiling in one of the world’s harshest work environments

The spectre of death hovers over the coal mines of Balochistan. Under scorching skies, this turbulent south-west region of Pakistan is home to one of the world’s harshest work environments, where tens of thousands of men and children descend below the surface each day to dig up thousands of tonnes of coal.

 

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