IN PICTURES: The faces of Egyptian brick factory workers

One of the young boys working in the brick factory (MEE/Belal Darder)

A group shot of some of the factory workers (MEE/Belal Darder)

One of the younger factory workers (MEE/Belal Darder)

Ibrahim Shaker (MEE/Belal Darder)

A labourer walks through the factory yard (MEE/Belal Darder)

Ibrahim Shaker smiles for the camera (MEE/Belal Darder)

Ibrahim Shaker throws sand on the bricks so that the bricks won’t stick together (MEE/Belal Darder)

Bricks are left out to dry in the sun (MEE/Belal Darder)

A worker pauses while handing bricks to his colleague to pose for a photo (MEE/Belal Darder)

Workers line up the bricks to dry in the sun (MEE/Belal Darder)

Workers pause for a moment from their strenuous labour to smile for the camera (MEE/Belal Darder)

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