Karachi's high-rise skyline comes at the cost of high risk

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Workers on Karachi's towering construction sites navigate daily danger for the sake of earning a living. Despite the city's rapid growth, the safety of those building it remains almost entirely ignored.

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00:00foreign

00:17old city

00:18There are a lot of buildings that are built in other ways.

00:21They are working on labor for 8-10 hours.

00:24They are working on their own risk.

00:26They don't have any security,

00:28they don't have any helmet or jacket.

00:31They work on their risk.

00:39Sir, when we have a lot of weight,

00:41like 50 or 20 pounds,

00:43we have a lot of fear.

00:45Because we don't have to eat for the kids.

00:47If there are new people here,

00:49they can do it with a lot of difficulty.

00:51The older people are living here,

00:53they are living here.

00:59If we wear a safety belt,

01:01we make it difficult for our work.

01:03We don't have to go down,

01:05we don't have to go up,

01:07we don't have to go down.

01:09We don't wear it.

01:11They say that we wear it.

01:13But we do the safety,

01:15And there have to be something new.

01:17Take a look at the ground again,

01:19but they can sit with music,

01:20and then have to leave.

01:21So just to have a wonderful seat,

01:23literally have to play.

01:24And the few safety inspectors in the labor department,

01:27The few safety inspectors in the labor department are not qualified enough to know the hazards

01:43and the controls in every kind of industry.

01:48So therefore they largely ignore this lack of application of safety conditions and safety

01:55rules.

01:56Typically they are not given first of all the right kind of safety kit which is at least

02:15on a minimum is a helmet, is a non-slip shoes, gloves, goggles and a full body safety kit

02:24and a full body safety harness for those who are working at heights.

02:31The most important thing is that we are working in the village.

02:38We are working in the village and we are working in the village.

02:40We are working in the village and we are working in Punjab.

02:46In Punjab, we will not do the work that we are doing.

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