Carpet Making and Occupational Hazards: A Photo Essay By William S. Carter, Ph.D.
While carpet manufacturing might appear to be an industry with few hazards, studies indicate otherwise. To fully understand these hazards, it is worthwhile to visit manufacturing sites and review all of the steps in the process. In 2009 as a Fulbright Scholar teaching at Kathmandu University, I had an opportunity to do just that with some of my students. Let me lead you on a visit through the process using pictures from GoodWeave’s archives and supplementary photos.
Above: men at a loom, GoodWeave.