Working conditions in Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi girl carries a child and stands in front of a burner at a tannery on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012. In a report released on Oct. 9, 2012, New York-based Human Rights Watch says tannery workers in Bangladesh's capital are being exposed to serious health risks because of hazardous chemicals and are in danger of accidents due to tannery machinery. Bangladesh annually exports millions of dollars of leather goods to some 70 countries, including the U.S. and Japan.

Bangladeshi workers push a cartload of tannery waste at a factory on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012.

A Bangladeshi workers cleans tannery waste at a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012.

A Bangladeshi boy pins strips of leather to dry at a tannery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012.

In this Oct. 9, 2012, photo, a Bangladeshi man scoops out tannery waste which will be used as poultry and fish feed, on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A Bangladeshi boy carries a bundle of leather at a tannery on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012.

In this Oct. 9, 2012, photo, a Bangladeshi man processes tannery waste for poultry and fish feed on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A Bangladeshi worker sort out strips of leather at a tannery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012.

A Bangladeshi worker cleans tannery waste which will be processed for poultry and fish feed on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012.

Bangladeshi workers carry tannery waste which will be processed for poultry and fish feed on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012.

Bangladeshi workers clean tannery waste which will be processed for poultry and fish feed on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012.

A Bangladeshi man sorts tannery waste for poultry and fish feed on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012.

Bangladeshi workers sort out strips of leather to dry at a tannery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012.

A Bangladeshi worker carries tannery waste which will be processed for poultry and fish feed on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Oct. 10, 2012.

Bangladeshi workers sort tannery waste for poultry and fish feed on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 10, 2012.