Abstract:
Brick manufacturing greatly impacts the environment, society, the economy, and human health. Bricks
are the essential material that is used in the construction of buildings and used almost everywhere.
Because of this, the industry of brick kilns (BKs) is the one that is the most significant. COVID-19
causes disruption across the board in all different kinds of industries. Kilns for making bricks have a
significant detrimental impact not only on the surrounding environment but also on the surrounding
civilization. This investigation's primary focus is on the current condition of brick kiln workers
(BKWs) in Pakistan and their susceptibility to contracting COVID-19. The investigation's overarching
goal is to ascertain the investigation's status. The second step is to determine the worker's current state
of health. Next this research also investigates status of BK industry in the country. We also determined
how COVID-19 affected industry in the next step. Two questionnaires with a structured format were
used to collect information from the people who worked and owners of the BKs. The findings of the
research indicate that COVID-19 has an effect not only on earnings and production of bricks but also
on workers' social conditions, financial conditions, and health conditions. Many workers are either
well into their golden years or lack formal education. In addition, they are dealing with issues
concerning their financial situation and inadequate family accommodations. When it comes to their
means of subsistence, most of them have more than one source of income. The number of populations
from which samples were taken was small; however, this is an aspect that can be strengthened through
additional research. If talk about the condition of BK industry most were unregister and using harmful
fuel which have negative impact on the surrounding. In addition, the same kind of research could be
carried out in a different country or region to perceive the situation accurately
