June 1, 2024, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Workers set up leather pieces on a rack to dry and color them at a tannery in Dhaka, Bangladesh. They dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field, apply color on them, put pieces of leather together, and sell it to manufacturers of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. After processing the rawhide of the animal in the tannery, leather is made suitable for the pro
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June 1, 2024, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Workers set up leather pieces on a rack to dry and color them at a tannery in Dhaka, Bangladesh. They dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field, apply color on them, put pieces of leather together, and sell it to manufacturers of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. After processing the rawhide of the animal in the tannery, leather is made suitable for the production of shoes, bags, suitcases, belts, wallets, jackets, etc. Each sheet of Leather is sold for around 4 USD. Each worker earns around 3 USD per day. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE!