Brick Kiln Children Trapped in Poverty, Denied Education in North 24 Parganas

• Children of brick kiln workers in North 24 Parganas are deprived of education, their future lost to the industry's harsh realities.
• They wake before dawn, not for school, but to witness their parents' grueling labor in muddy, dusty brick kilns.
• A loan-dependent labor system traps families in modern slavery, with children being the biggest victims.
• Working over six months at kilns means children miss school, making it impossible to rejoin academic sessions later.
• Poverty forces these children into labor, exposing them to severe health risks like respiratory problems and malnutrition.

Why It Matters: Children of brick kiln workers in North 24 Parganas face a bleak future, trapped by poverty and denied education.