On fringes of Tunis, Conditions Worsen for Craftswomen

In the Hilal neighborhood, a poor area on the outskirts of Tunis, women working making clay furnaces have always had it tough. Constant exposure to high temperatures and long hours spent grinding bricks to make traditional clay pots a normal work day for these working-class women.

But now, the women of Hillal’s workshops say they struggle to work with deteriorating materials and interference from authorities in their production process. Craftswomen in Hilal told A24 they face daunting challenges, including the high cost of bricks they mix with mud, forcing them to use remnants of masonry from destroyed houses.