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In Pakistan's hottest city, summers force half of population to leave

  • Jacobabad faces temperatures as high as 50 Celsius between May and August
  • Riding temperatures threaten the continuation of daily life activities, including labour
By Zulfiqar Kunbhar ·

Pakistani PM calls for relocating brick kilns, steel furnaces outside cities to combat pollution 

By ARAB NEWS PAKISTAN  ·
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Bangladeshi purge on brick kilns could create a serious job crisis

By SHEHAB SUMON ·

End bondage, demand millions of Indian brick kiln workers as polls loom

By Thomson Reuters Foundation ·

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