{"id":8673,"date":"2025-07-08T07:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T07:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/?p=8673"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:53:35","slug":"bricks-and-burning-childhoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/bricks-and-burning-childhoods\/","title":{"rendered":"Bricks and Burning Childhoods"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8673\" class=\"elementor elementor-8673\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080a223 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"080a223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5474ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5474ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bricks and Burning Childhoods<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc182a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc182a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>di Luca Catalano Gonzaga<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c3490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"04c3490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Fisarmonica. Aprire i link con il tasto Invio o Spazio, chiudere con la Fuga, e navigare con i Tasti Freccia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4990\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4990\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Parte di <b>Building bricks, killed by bricks<\/b> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg 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e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fd1ff6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65eec12 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"65eec12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/bricks-and-burning-childhoods\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8678\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood04.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood04-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/bricks-and-burning-childhoods\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bricks and Burning Childhoods<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Pakistan, 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f2f27 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"88f2f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.com\/stories\/building-bricks-killed-by-bricks\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nepal_01-768x512-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1921\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nepal_01-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nepal_01-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.com\/stories\/building-bricks-killed-by-bricks\/\">Bhaktapur, Nepal - 2018<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Sweat and Dust<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f904c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f1f904c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/life-in-the-furnace\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nepal_portraits01-768x512-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nepal_portraits01-768x512-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nepal_portraits01-768x512-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/life-in-the-furnace\/\">Bhaktapur, Nepal - 2018<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Life in the furnace<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d03d7e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8d03d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.com\/stories\/under-the-weight-of-bricks\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5F0B2119-768x512-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1922\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5F0B2119-768x512-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5F0B2119-768x512-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.com\/stories\/under-the-weight-of-bricks\/\">Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif - 2016<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Brick by brick<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3896e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0b3896e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.com\/stories\/the-dark-side-of-india\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-dark-side-of-Indiai_02-768x512-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1923\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-dark-side-of-Indiai_02-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-dark-side-of-Indiai_02-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.com\/stories\/the-dark-side-of-india\/\">Varanasi - India - 2017<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The dark side of India<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c029f08 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c029f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.com\/stories\/child-labour\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Child_labour001-768x512-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Child_labour001-768x512-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Child_labour001-768x512-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.com\/stories\/child-labour\/\">Katmandu, Nepal - 2009<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Worldless children<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c1b50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c1b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Nel cuore della foresta equatoriale africana, nel sud-ovest della Repubblica Centrafricana, si estende la riserva speciale di Dzanga-Sangha, un angolo straordinario dove la biodiversit\u00e0 sopravvive ancora con forza. Qui, tra molte specie di animali, in particolare gli elefanti di foresta e i gorilla di pianura occidentali, vivono i BaAka, un popolo indigeno profondamente legato alla foresta, che da generazioni ne conosce e rispetta ogni ritmo, suono e segreto. A Dzanga-Sangha, il WWF lavora da anni per proteggere questo fragile ecosistema e promuovere una convivenza sostenibile tra comunit\u00e0 locali e fauna selvatica. \u00c8 uno dei pochi luoghi al mondo dove \u00e8 possibile osservare da vicino le complesse relazioni tra esseri umani e questi grandi mammiferi in un contesto non artificiale, n\u00e9 separato dalla vita quotidiana. Questa foresta non \u00e8 solo un habitat, ma un mondo condiviso. Gli uomini e i gorilla coesistono da secoli in una relazione silenziosa fatta di osservazione reciproca, rispetto e adattamento. I BaAka si muovono con agilit\u00e0 nella foresta, guidati da un sapere tramandato oralmente, e spesso collaborano con il WWF come tracciatori esperti nelle missioni di monitoraggio della fauna. I gorilla, da parte loro, imparano a riconoscere la presenza umana non come una minaccia, ma come parte del paesaggio vivo e mutevole della giungla. \u201cLegami Invisibili\u201d racconta, attraverso le immagini, questa convivenza sorprendente. \u00c8 un viaggio nel cuore verde dell\u2019Africa, dove la sopravvivenza non \u00e8 mai solitaria, ma collettiva. Dove ogni passo nella foresta lascia un\u2019eco che altri esseri viventi percepiscono, interpretano, accettano. In un tempo in cui foreste come questa sono minacciate dalla deforestazione, dal bracconaggio e dalla pressione crescente delle attivit\u00e0 umane, la storia di Dzanga-Sangha e dei suoi abitanti, umani e non, diventa un esempio potente di equilibrio possibile. Un modello prezioso da ascoltare, proteggere e raccontare. (testo di Luca Catalano Gonzaga)\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">Le fornaci di mattoni nel cuore di Islamabad rappresentano una minaccia seria per l\u2019ambiente e per i minori. Queste strutture utilizzano combustibili altamente inquinanti come pneumatici e carbone scadente, rilasciando nell\u2019aria sostanze tossiche, tra cui anidride solforosa e ossidi di azoto, che provocano gravi problemi respiratori.\nMigliaia di bambini sono obbligati a lavorare nelle fornaci di mattoni, un'industria che sfrutta la loro forza fisica, negando loro la possibilit\u00e0 di costruirsi un futuro migliore. \nSebbene il lavoro minorile sia illegale in Pakistan, la povert\u00e0 estrema e la mancanza di controlli adeguati permettono a questa pratica di continuare impunita. \nI minori, che iniziano a lavorare gi\u00e0 a partire dai sei anni, trascorrono le giornate immersi in polvere, sotto un calore insopportabile e circondati da fumi tossici, senza alcuna protezione. Modellano mattoni, trasportano carichi pesanti e lavorano sotto il sole cocente.\nMolti di loro sono fianco a fianco con i genitori, intrappolati in un ciclo di indebitamento che si perpetua da generazione in generazione. \nI proprietari delle fornaci offrono prestiti alle famiglie, costringendole a lavorare per saldarli, ma con il risultato di accumulare debiti sempre pi\u00f9 difficili da estinguere.\nQuesto sistema di \"debito per lavoro\" obbliga i bambini a rinunciare alla loro infanzia per contribuire al reddito familiare, privandoli di accesso all'istruzione e a quelle opportunit\u00e0 che potrebbero cambiare il loro destino. \nLe stime indicano che oltre 2 milioni di bambini sono impiegati nelle fornaci di mattoni in Pakistan, e la maggior parte vive in condizioni di grave povert\u00e0, dove l'unica alternativa al lavoro \u00e8 la fame.\nLa carenza di educazione, la scarsa assistenza sanitaria e il pericolo costante di incidenti rendono questi luoghi tra i pi\u00f9 insidiosi per l'infanzia.\nQuesto reportage \u00e8 stato reso possibile grazie alla Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), un\u2019organizzazione non governativa pakistana che lotta per i diritti dei bambini. Il loro lavoro ha permesso di far emergere una realt\u00e0 che troppo spesso rimane nell'ombra, denunciando le gravi violazioni subite da migliaia di minori costretti a lavorare nelle fornaci, sacrificando la loro infanzia e il loro futuro. (Testo di Luca Catalano Gonzaga)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bef949 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7bef949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood01.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Children employed in a brick kiln carry heavy loads under the scorching sun. The scene bears witness to harsh child labor, where entire families, including the youngest, are involved in brick production as a means of survival.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nBambini impiegati in una fornace di mattoni trasportano carichi pesanti sotto il sole cocente. La scena testimonia il duro lavoro minorile, dove intere famiglie, inclusi i pi\u00f9 piccoli, sono coinvolte nella produzione di mattoni per sopravvivere.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood02.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Hands covered in mud and faces bent over their work. The exhausting physical labor, often carried out without protection and under the sun, involves children in conditions of extreme vulnerability.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nMani coperte di fango e volti chini sul lavoro. Il lavoro fisico estenuante, svolto spesso senza protezioni e sotto il sole, coinvolge bambini in condizioni di forte vulnerabilit\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood03.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Two children carry mud blocks in a brick kiln. Their torn clothes and focused faces tell a story of early hardship and denied rights, in a context where child labor is often a necessity imposed by poverty.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nDue bambini trasportano blocchi di fango in una fornace di mattoni. I loro abiti strappati e i volti concentrati raccontano una quotidianit\u00e0 fatta di fatica precoce e diritti negati, in un contesto dove il lavoro minorile \u00e8 spesso una necessit\u00e0 imposta dalla povert\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood04.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A child, armed with a hoe bigger than himself, works mixing mud in a brick kiln. The scene, dramatic in its everydayness, reveals the harsh reality of child labor, where childhood is sacrificed on the altar of survival.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUn bambino, armato di una zappa pi\u00f9 grande di lui, lavora impastando fango in una fornace di mattoni. La scena, drammatica nella sua quotidianit\u00e0, rivela la dura realt\u00e0 del lavoro minorile, dove l\u2019infanzia \u00e8 sacrificata sull\u2019altare della sopravvivenza.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood05.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A young girl leans against a pile of mud, silently watching the adults at work. In this open-air brick kiln, innocence blends with toil, in an environment where play is a luxury and childhood flows between dust and sweat.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUna bambina, si appoggia a un cumulo di fango, osservando in silenzio gli adulti al lavoro. In questa fornace a cielo aperto, l\u2019innocenza si fonde con la fatica, in un ambiente dove il gioco \u00e8 un lusso e l\u2019infanzia scorre tra polvere e sudore.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood06.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. He clutches a block of clay in his arms as if it were a toy, but in his eyes is the seriousness of someone who stopped being a child too soon.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nStringe tra le braccia un blocco d\u2019argilla come fosse un giocattolo, ma nei suoi occhi c\u2019\u00e8 la seriet\u00e0 di chi ha smesso presto di essere bambino.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood07.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. With hands stained by earth and a face veiled in dust, a young girl works among endless rows of bricks. Her eyes closed, perhaps from the sun, perhaps from the weight of a reality that repeats every day, tell of a deep weariness, made of silence and resignation.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nCon le mani segnate dalla terra e il volto velato dalla polvere, una giovane lavora tra le file interminabili di mattoni. Gli occhi chiusi, forse per il sole, forse per il peso di una realt\u00e0 che si ripete ogni giorno, raccontano una stanchezza profonda, fatta di silenzi e rassegnazione.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood08.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. In the silence broken only by the dry sound of bricks, two men pass on the burden of labor. Every movement is precise, repeated, necessary: a human chain of sweat and dust, where the strength of the individual merges into the collective rhythm of work.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nNel silenzio spezzato solo dal suono secco dei mattoni, due uomini si passano il peso della fatica. Ogni gesto \u00e8 preciso, ripetuto, necessario: una catena umana di sudore e polvere, dove la forza del singolo si fonde nel ritmo collettivo del lavoro.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood09.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. An entire community revolves around the bricks: men, children, and animals move in sync on this chessboard of dust and toil.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUn\u2019intera comunit\u00e0 ruota attorno ai mattoni: uomini, bambini e animali si muovono in sincronia su questo scacchiere di polvere e fatica.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood10.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Tense muscles and worn hands push the weight of a life made of bricks. Around them, other bodies move, each locked into the mechanical rhythm of daily labor.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nMuscoli tesi e mani segnate spingono il peso di una vita fatta di mattoni. Intorno, altri corpi in movimento, ognuno incastrato nel ritmo meccanico del lavoro quotidiano.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood11.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Shrouded in a cloud of fine, toxic dust, a worker drags a load of bricks into the heart of the kiln. The air is unbearable: every breath deposits harmful particles into the lungs, causing serious respiratory diseases like silicosis. Protection is absent, and daily toil slowly turns into poison.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nAvvolto da una nube di polvere fine e tossica, un operaio trascina un carico di mattoni nel cuore del forno. L\u2019aria \u00e8 irrespirabile: ogni respiro deposita nei polmoni particelle nocive che causano gravi malattie respiratorie, come la silicosi. La protezione \u00e8 assente, la fatica quotidiana diventa lentamente veleno.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood12.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A worker lifts bricks surrounded by a cloud of dust: every movement releases fine particles loaded with silica and other harmful substances that infiltrate the lungs.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUn lavoratore solleva mattoni avvolto da una nube di polvere: ogni movimento libera particelle fini cariche di silice e altre sostanze nocive che si infiltrano nei polmoni.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood13.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. With a broad and measured gesture, the worker drives the shovel into the scorching ground: his tense body conveys the full strain of an exhausting and repetitive task.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nCon un gesto ampio e misurato, il lavoratore spinge la pala nel terreno rovente: il corpo teso racconta tutta la fatica di un lavoro estenuante e ripetitivo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood14.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. With a broad and measured gesture, the worker pushes the shovel into the scorching ground: his tense body tells the story of exhausting, repetitive labor.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nCon gesti precisi, due uomini caricano mattoni su un carro trainato da un cavallo decorato: la fatica quotidiana scolpisce i loro volti, mentre la luce taglia il silenzio del lavoro.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood15.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Pushing wheelbarrows loaded to the limit, the workers move hundreds of bricks a day: every step weighs as much as the load, in a relentless rhythm of toil.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nSpingendo carriole cariche fino al limite, i lavoratori muovono centinaia di mattoni al giorno: ogni passo pesa quanto il carico, in un ritmo di fatica che si ripete senza tregua.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood16.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Slowly, the cart moves under the weight of the bricks. Man and horse united by the same silent toil, along a path that knows no respite.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nLentamente, il carro si muove sotto il peso dei mattoni. Uomo e cavallo uniti dalla stessa fatica silenziosa, lungo un sentiero che non conosce tregua.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"17 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood17.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Under the weight of the bricks, tireless hands pass on the burden of labor. The brightly painted truck does not hide the harshness of the work.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nSotto il peso dei mattoni, mani instancabili si passano la fatica. Il camion, dipinto a festa, non maschera la durezza del lavoro.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"18 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood18.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. With a broad and measured gesture, the worker drives the shovel into the scorching ground: his tense body conveys the full strain of an exhausting and repetitive task.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nCon un gesto ampio e misurato, il lavoratore spinge la pala nel terreno rovente: il corpo teso racconta tutta la fatica di un lavoro estenuante e ripetitivo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"19 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood19.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. In a line, brick by brick, the young workers form a human chain.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nSorriso infantile tra le macerie della povert\u00e0: questa bambina vive accanto a una fornace di mattoni, dove il gioco cede il passo al lavoro.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"20 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood20.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. The children in the brick kilns not only work, but grow up deprived of their right to childhood.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan. I bambini delle fornaci non solo lavorano, ma crescono privati del diritto all\u2019infanzia.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"21 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood21.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Amidst hanging fabrics and worn-out mattresses, the shacks become home for entire families working in the brick kilns.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nTra stoffe stese e materassi sformati, le baracche diventano casa per intere famiglie impiegate nelle fornaci.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"22 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood22.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A barefoot girl wanders among the makeshift shacks, a symbol of a stolen childhood. In these settlements, the youngest live on the margins, exposed to deprivation and hard labor from their earliest years.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUna bambina scalza si aggira tra le baracche di fortuna, simbolo di un'infanzia negata. In questi insediamenti, i pi\u00f9 piccoli vivono ai margini, esposti a privazioni e a lavori duri fin dai primi anni di vita.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"23 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood23.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Even in the tenderest childhood, environmental and social hardships are reflected in the face and demeanor, telling a harsh reality that is hard to look away from.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nAnche nell\u2019infanzia pi\u00f9 tenera, le difficolt\u00e0 ambientali e sociali si riflettono sul volto e sull\u2019atteggiamento, raccontando una realt\u00e0 dura da cui \u00e8 difficile distogliere lo sguardo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"24 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood24.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Surrounded by walls of still-raw bricks, a kneeling girl works silently. Her steady, intense gaze speaks of early hardship and responsibilities forced upon her too soon.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nImmersa tra muri di mattoni ancora crudi, una bambina inginocchiata lavora silenziosamente. Il suo sguardo, fermo e intenso, parla di fatica precoce e responsabilit\u00e0 imposte troppo presto.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"25 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood25.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. With small but already strong hands, a girl pushes a wheelbarrow. No play, no rest: only the weight of early survival.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nCon mani piccole ma gi\u00e0 forti, una ragazza spinge una carriola. Nessun gioco, nessun riposo: solo il peso della sopravvivenza precoce.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"26 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood26.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A young girl plunges her hands into the mud. Her floral dress contrasts with the harshness of the work, creating a visual paradox that tells of the strength and resilience of a childhood broken too soon.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUna giovane ragazza affonda le mani nel fango. Il suo abito fiorito contrasta con la durezza del lavoro, in un paradosso visivo che racconta la forza e la resilienza di un\u2019infanzia spezzata troppo presto.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"27 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood27.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A child, burdened by the weight of daily toil, tries to guide a reluctant horse. In the background, a blackened chimney rises smoke\u2014a silent symbol of a childhood sacrificed to labor and environmental decay\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUn bambino trascinato dal peso della fatica quotidiana tenta di guidare un cavallo restio. Sullo sfondo, una ciminiera annerita dove si solleva fumo: simbolo muto di un\u2019infanzia sacrificata al lavoro e al degrado ambientale.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"28 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood28.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. With her hands immersed in mud, a girl shapes bricks under the scorching sun. Her focused face reveals the fatigue and premature responsibility of one who works to survive, while in the background another child pushes a wheelbarrow: a childhood carved out of mud and silence.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nCon le mani immerse nel fango, una bambina plasma mattoni sotto il sole cocente. Il suo volto concentrato rivela la fatica e la responsabilit\u00e0 prematura di chi lavora per sopravvivere, mentre sullo sfondo un altro bambino spinge una carriola: un'infanzia scolpita nel fango e nel silenzio.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"29 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood29.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A child carries sun-dried bricks. His thin hands grasp the weight of a stolen childhood.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUn bambino trasporta mattoni essiccati al sole. Le sue mani magre stringono il peso dell\u2019infanzia rubata.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"30 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood30.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Under a threatening sky, a barefoot child covers the bricks with a tarp to protect them from the imminent rain. With a focused gaze, he faces a task beyond his years, while the earth prepares for the water and he, in silence, for survival.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nSotto un cielo minaccioso, un bambino copre i mattoni con un telo per proteggerli dalla pioggia imminente. A piedi nudi e con lo sguardo concentrato, affronta un compito pi\u00f9 grande della sua et\u00e0, mentre la terra si prepara all'acqua e lui, in silenzio, alla sopravvivenza.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"31 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood31.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. With all the weight of his body, a child pushes a huge mass of mud for brick production.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nCon tutto il peso del suo corpo, un bambino spinge un\u2019enorme massa di fango per la produzione dei mattoni.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"32 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood32.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A child kneels in the dust, kneading a large mass of mud with bare hands, destined for brick production. This image tells the absurd normality of child exploitation.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUn bambino inginocchiato nella polvere impasta con le mani nude una grande massa di fango, destinato alla produzione dei mattoni. Questa immagine racconta l\u2019assurda normalit\u00e0 dello sfruttamento minorile.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"33 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood33.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A crouching girl lifts a fistful of mud, ready to knead it. Her face is tense with a concentrated and serious expression, a silent reflection of a marked childhood.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUna bambina accovacciata solleva un pugno di fango, pronta a impastarlo. Il suo volto \u00e8 teso in un\u2019espressione concentrata e seria, riflesso silenzioso di un'infanzia segnata.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"34 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood34.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A young girl walks barefoot, clutching a heavy block of mud; her tired face reveals the weight of fatigue.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUna giovane ragazza cammina scalza stringendo un pesante blocco di fango; il suo volto stanco rivela il peso della fatica.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"35 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood35.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A child raises dust, putting their respiratory health at risk with possible irritation and lung diseases.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nBambino solleva polvere, mettendo a rischio la sua salute respiratoria con possibili irritazioni e malattie polmonari.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"36 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood36.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. A young female worker carries clumps of mud to make bricks, her gaze proud yet marked by resignation.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUna giovane lavoratrice trasporta zolle di fango per fare mattoni, con uno sguardo fiero ma segnato dalla rassegnazione.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"37 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood37.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. An elderly worker shapes clumps of mud to make bricks, performing decades-old repetitive motions with tireless dignity.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUn anziano lavoratore plasma zolle di fango per costruire mattoni, eseguendo da decenni gesti ripetuti con instancabile dignit\u00e0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"38 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood38.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. The kilns are fueled by adding coal, a hard and exhausting task under scorching heat, while the ground around heats up until it becomes blistering hot.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nLe fornaci vengono alimentate inserendo il carbone, un lavoro duro e faticoso sotto un caldo torrido, mentre il terreno intorno si scalda fino a diventare rovente.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"39 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood39.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Preparation of coal to fuel the kilns used for firing the bricks.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nPreparazione del carbone per alimentare le fornaci destinate alla cottura dei mattoni.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"40 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood40.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. The kiln owners play cricket just meters away from hundreds of workers struggling to survive.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nI proprietari delle fornaci giocano a cricket, a pochi metri da centinaia di lavoratori impegnati a sopravvivere.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"41 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood41.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. The kiln owners play cricket just a few meters away from hundreds of workers struggling to survive.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nUn giovane lavoratore si tuffa in una vasca per lavarsi, cercando sollievo dopo una lunga giornata di lavoro.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"42 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood42.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. In the brick kilns, each worker has a specific task, part of a long chain built on hardship and sacrifice.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nNelle fornaci di mattoni, ogni lavoratore ha un compito preciso, parte di una lunga catena fatta di fatica e sacrificio.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"43 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood43.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Thousands of bricks are dried outdoors, exposed to the sun, in preparation for the next stage of firing in the kilns.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nMigliaia di mattoni vengono essiccati all\u2019aperto, esposti al sole, in preparazione alla successiva fase di cottura nelle fornaci.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"44 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood44.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. Child labor in the brick kilns is often used to repay parental debts or to help ensure the survival of the entire family.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nIl lavoro minorile nelle fornaci \u00e8 spesso impiegato per ripagare i debiti dei genitori o per contribuire alla sopravvivenza dell\u2019intero nucleo familiare.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"45 of 45\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LCG_Brick_and_Burning_Childhood45.jpg\" alt=\"Islamabad, Pakistan. This young worker is tasked with turning thousands of bricks to facilitate their drying in the sun before firing.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Islamabad, Pakistan.\nQuesto giovane lavoratore ha il compito di girare migliaia di mattoni per facilitarne l\u2019essiccazione al sole prima della cottura.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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dark side of India Katmandu, Nepal &#8211; 2009 Worldless children Bricks and Burning Childhoods Pakistan, 2025 Bhaktapur, Nepal &#8211; 2018 Sweat and Dust Bhaktapur, Nepal &#8211; 2018 Life in the furnace Afghanistan, Mazar-i Sharif &#8211; 2016 Brick by brick Varanasi &#8211; India &#8211; 2017 The dark side of India Katmandu, Nepal &#8211; 2009 Worldless children Brick kilns in the heart of Islamabad pose a serious threat to both the environment and children. These facilities often burn highly polluting fuels such as old tires and low-grade coal, releasing toxic substances into the air including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides which cause severe respiratory problems.\u00a0Thousands of children are forced to work in brick kilns, an industry that exploits their physical strength while denying them the chance to build a better future. Although child labor is illegal in Pakistan, extreme poverty and the lack of effective oversight allow this practice to persist with impunity. Many of these minors begin working as early as six years old, spending their days surrounded by dust, unbearable heat, and toxic smoke, with no protection.\u00a0They mold bricks, carry heavy loads, and labor under the scorching sun. Many work side by side with their parents, trapped in a cycle of debt that passes from one generation to the next. Kiln owners often offer families loans, compelling them to work in order to repay the debt, yet the amount owed only continues to grow, becoming nearly impossible to pay off. This system of \u201cdebt bondage\u201d forces children to give up their childhoods to support the family income, depriving them of access to education and the opportunities that could change their future.\u00a0Estimates suggest that over 2 million children are employed in brick kilns across Pakistan, most of them living in extreme poverty, where hunger is the only alternative to labor. A lack of education, limited healthcare, and the constant risk of injury make these kilns among the most dangerous environments for children. This reportage was made possible thanks to the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), a Pakistani non-governmental organization that fights for children\u2019s rights. Their efforts have brought to light a reality too often hidden in the shadows, exposing the serious violations endured by thousands of minors forced to work in kilns, sacrificing their childhoods and their futures. (Text by Luca Catalano Gonzaga). Islamabad, Pakistan. Children employed in a brick kiln carry heavy loads under the scorching sun. The scene bears witness to harsh child labor, where entire families, including the youngest, are involved in brick production as a means of survival. Islamabad, Pakistan. Hands covered in mud and faces bent over their work. The exhausting physical labor, often carried out without protection and under the sun, involves children in conditions of extreme vulnerability. Islamabad, Pakistan. Two children carry mud blocks in a brick kiln. Their torn clothes and focused faces tell a story of early hardship and denied rights, in a context where child labor is often a necessity imposed by poverty. Islamabad, Pakistan. A child, armed with a hoe bigger than himself, works mixing mud in a brick kiln. The scene, dramatic in its everydayness, reveals the harsh reality of child labor, where childhood is sacrificed on the altar of survival. Islamabad, Pakistan. A young girl leans against a pile of mud, silently watching the adults at work. In this open-air brick kiln, innocence blends with toil, in an environment where play is a luxury and childhood flows between dust and sweat. Islamabad, Pakistan. He clutches a block of clay in his arms as if it were a toy, but in his eyes is the seriousness of someone who stopped being a child too soon. Islamabad, Pakistan. With hands stained by earth and a face veiled in dust, a young girl works among endless rows of bricks. Her eyes closed, perhaps from the sun, perhaps from the weight of a reality that repeats every day, tell of a deep weariness, made of silence and resignation. Islamabad, Pakistan. In the silence broken only by the dry sound of bricks, two men pass on the burden of labor. Every movement is precise, repeated, necessary: a human chain of sweat and dust, where the strength of the individual merges into the collective rhythm of work. Islamabad, Pakistan. An entire community revolves around the bricks: men, children, and animals move in sync on this chessboard of dust and toil. Islamabad, Pakistan. Tense muscles and worn hands push the weight of a life made of bricks. Around them, other bodies move, each locked into the mechanical rhythm of daily labor. Islamabad, Pakistan. Shrouded in a cloud of fine, toxic dust, a worker drags a load of bricks into the heart of the kiln. The air is unbearable: every breath deposits harmful particles into the lungs, causing serious respiratory diseases like silicosis. Protection is absent, and daily toil slowly turns into poison. Islamabad, Pakistan. A worker lifts bricks surrounded by a cloud of dust: every movement releases fine particles loaded with silica and other harmful substances that infiltrate the lungs. Islamabad, Pakistan. With a broad and measured gesture, the worker drives the shovel into the scorching ground: his tense body conveys the full strain of an exhausting and repetitive task. Islamabad, Pakistan. With a broad and measured gesture, the worker pushes the shovel into the scorching ground: his tense body tells the story of exhausting, repetitive labor. Islamabad, Pakistan. Pushing wheelbarrows loaded to the limit, the workers move hundreds of bricks a day: every step weighs as much as the load, in a relentless rhythm of toil. Islamabad, Pakistan. Slowly, the cart moves under the weight of the bricks. Man and horse united by the same silent toil,<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8673"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9294,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8673\/revisions\/9294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}