Faces marked by fatigue, gestures repeated beside the machinery, bodies covered in dust and sweat evoke the image of an era when industrial production was not yet largely entrusted to robotics and computers.
These are images that show the harshness of working conditions: frenetic assembly lines, unhealthy environments, exhausting shifts, inadequate transport for commuters. But they also reveal the strength and dignity of the workers, silent protagonists in the construction of modernity.
