Bangladeshi women process and dry red chili pepper under the sun on a red chili drying field on the outskirts of Bogura district. Every day they earn less than USD $1 (Taka. 80) after working 8 hours a day. In northern areas of Bangladesh, mostly women are engaged in its production and processing along with their regular unpaid care work. Women in this area have limited or no access to markets or finance, they have less bargaining power and limited income.

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Keywords: bogura, business, chili, district, dry, drying, economy, female, field, labor, labors, ladies, lady, pepper, process, processing, red, sun, woman, women