Telangana's brick kilns unsafe for women migrant labourers

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The alleged gang-rape of a brick-kiln worker from Odisha by four youngsters at Maheswaram in Ranga Reddy district just three weeks ago may seem like an isolated incident. However, when Express visited some of the brick kilns and construction sites located in the city and its outskirts, it was learnt that there have been multiple incidents of women labourers - especially those from other states - being subjected to physical and sexual harassment.