Globalization Ignores Safety/New York's Manhole Covers Forged in Miserable Conditions

摘要

Shirtless and barefoot workers at a foundry in Haora, India, endure startling conditions to make manhole covers for New York City, further proof that progress towards safety on the job is another casualty of global trade and the relentless race for lower costs and higher profits. Safety precautions were barely in evidence at the foundry, Shakti Industries, when photographer J. Adam Huggins, who was working for The New York Times, recorded the scene late last year.