Stripping jute sticks after soaking, drying stooks of jute in the background. Near Madaripur, Bangladesh
The jute fibre comes from the stem and ribbon (outer skin) of the jute plant. The fibres are first extracted by retting. The retting process consists of bundling jute stems together and immersing them in slow running water. After the retting process, stripping begins; women and children usually do this job. In the stripping process, non-fibrous matter is scraped off, then the workers dig in and grab the fibres from within the jute stem. Used to make rope and sacks and also has culinary uses.
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Location: Near Madaripur, Bangladesh
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