There are the glass workers of Mirzabad, the leather workers of Kolhapur and Agra, the silk weavers in other cities, and so on.

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Blast-resistant windows protected many workers at the Pentagon from flying glass, according to House Administration Committee Chairman Bob Ney, Republican of Ohio.

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Netting is being hung on their facades to protect workers at the site from falling pieces of glass or concrete.

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