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  • 28 year old Basanta is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) a month but makes a mere 2000 rupees (40$) a month instead. She is a fast worker and peels about 8-10 kg of cashews a day. She has been working in the cashew industry for the past 15 years, she started working as a child labour when she was 13. nothing much has changed for her since then. Here she is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 28 year old Basanta is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) a month but makes a mere 2000 rupees (40$) a month instead. She is a fast worker and peels about 8-10 kg of cashews a day. She has been working in the cashew industry for the past 15 years, she started working as a child labour when she was 13. nothing much has changed for her since then. Here she is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 28 year old Basanta is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) a month but makes a mere 2000 rupees (40$) a month instead. She is a fast worker and peels about 8-10 kg of cashews a day. She has been working in the cashew industry for the past 15 years, she started working as a child labour when she was 13. nothing much has changed for her since then. Here she is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 28 year old Basanta is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) a month but makes a mere 2000 rupees (40$) a month instead. She is a fast worker and peels about 8-10 kg of cashews a day. She has been working in the cashew industry for the past 15 years, she started working as a child labour when she was 13. nothing much has changed for her since then. Here she is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 28 year old Basanta is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) a month but makes a mere 2000 rupees (40$) a month instead. She is a fast worker and peels about 8-10 kg of cashews a day. She has been working in the cashew industry for the past 15 years, she started working as a child labour when she was 13. nothing much has changed for her since then. Here she is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 28 year old Basanta (left) is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) a month but makes a mere 2000 rupees (40$) a month instead. She is a fast worker and peels about 8-10 kg of cashews a day. She has been working in the cashew industry for the past 15 years, she started working as a child labour when she was 13. nothing much has changed for her since then. Here she is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 28 year old Basanta (centre) is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) a month but makes a mere 2000 rupees (40$) a month instead. She is a fast worker and peels about 8-10 kg of cashews a day. She has been working in the cashew industry for the past 15 years, she started working as a child labour when she was 13. nothing much has changed for her since then. Here she is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 28 year old Basanta is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) a month but makes a mere 2000 rupees (40$) a month instead. She is a fast worker and peels about 8-10 kg of cashews a day. She has been working in the cashew industry for the past 15 years, she started working as a child labour when she was 13. nothing much has changed for her since then. Here she is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 28 year old Basanta is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) a month but makes a mere 2000 rupees (40$) a month instead. She is a fast worker and peels about 8-10 kg of cashews a day. She has been working in the cashew industry for the past 15 years, she started working as a child labour when she was 13. nothing much has changed for her since then. Here she is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 28 year old Basanta (left) is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) a month but makes a mere 2000 rupees (40$) a month instead. She is a fast worker and peels about 8-10 kg of cashews a day. She has been working in the cashew industry for the past 15 years, she started working as a child labour when she was 13. nothing much has changed for her since then. Here she is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 55 years old Sulchana used to be a house wife until three years ago. She has three children who work as daily labourers. She joined the cashew factory for extra income and is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian labourers provide finishing touch on the metro station outside of the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India.
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  • An Indian labourer counts her daily wage while others take a break from work outside the main stadium to the commonwealth village for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers are seen placing the temporary shed floors outside the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers weld the metal wall of the parking lot of the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers paint the wall of the parking lot of the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers weld the metal wall of the parking lot of the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers paint the signboard in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers share a lighter moment while taking a break from work (during rain) under the Barapullah Nallah bridge that connects the main stadium to the commonwealth village for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers work outside of the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India. The under construction footbridge collapsed on Sept 21st, 2010 injuring 27 workers at the main stadium for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
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  • Indian labourers work outside of the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India. The under construction footbridge collapsed on Sept 21st, 2010 injuring 27 workers at the main stadium for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
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  • Indian labourers take a break from work outside the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers take a break from work outside the main stadium  for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers are seen placing the temporary shed floors outside the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers paint the signboard in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers paint the signboard in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers paint the underbelly of the Barapullah Nallah bridge that connects the main stadium to the commonwealth village for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers take a break from work (during rain) under the Barapullah Nallah bridge that connects the main stadium to the commonwealth village for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India.
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  • Indian labourers work outside of the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India. The under construction footbridge collapsed on Sept 21st, 2010 injuring 27 workers at the main stadium for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
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  • Indian labourers work outside of the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India. The under construction footbridge collapsed on Sept 21st, 2010 injuring 27 workers at the main stadium for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Labourers offload the packets of mangoes at the wholesale market, Ch. Hira Singh Fruits and Vegetable Market in Azadpur, Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Indian daily wage labourers take a break at the construction site of the Adani Power plant of 4620 MW capacity in Mundra port industrial city of Gujarat, India. Indian power companies have handed out dozens of major contracts to Chinese firms since 2008. Adani Power Ltd have built elaborate Chinatowns to accommodate Chinese workers, complete with Chinese chefs, ping pong tables and Chinese television. Chinese companies now supply equipment for about 25% of the 80,000 megawatts in new capacity.
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Mohan Bhujian, a daily wage labourer poses for a portrait in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Jai Bhujian, a daily wage labourer poses for a portrait in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Ramchander Ghuijan, a daily wage labourer poses for a portrait in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Mithun, a daily wage labourer poses for a portrait in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Ram Bhujian, a daily wage labourer poses for a portrait in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Ramdhani Ghuijan, a daily wage labourer poses for a portrait in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Ramdhani, a daily wage labourer poses for a portrait in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Labourers offload the packets of mangoes at the wholesale market, Ch. Hira Singh Fruits and Vegetable Market in Azadpur, Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Labourers offload the packets of mangoes at the wholesale market, Ch. Hira Singh Fruits and Vegetable Market in Azadpur, Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Labourers offload the packets of mangoes at the wholesale market, Ch. Hira Singh Fruits and Vegetable Market in Azadpur, Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Labourers offload the packets of mangoes at the wholesale market, Ch. Hira Singh Fruits and Vegetable Market in Azadpur, Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • A labourer pushes a cart full of fruits in the wholesale market, Ch. Hira Singh Fruits and Vegetable Market in Azadpur, Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Labourers stack the packets of mangoes at the wholesale market, Ch. Hira Singh Fruits and Vegetable Market in Azadpur, Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Personal possessions of the labourers seen at the NREGA site at Nakrasar village in Churu district of Rajasthan, India. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) that has created a source of additional income for families living below the poverty line by providing a minimum 100 days of employment assured under the Act. Photo by Sanjit Das
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  • Indian daily wage labourers take a break at the construction site of the Adani Power plant of 4620 MW capacity in Mundra port industrial city of Gujarat, India. Indian power companies have handed out dozens of major contracts to Chinese firms since 2008. Adani Power Ltd have built elaborate Chinatowns to accommodate Chinese workers, complete with Chinese chefs, ping pong tables and Chinese television. Chinese companies now supply equipment for about 25% of the 80,000 megawatts in new capacity.
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  • Day wage labourers off load crates of tomatoes from a truck in the New Market area in Kolkata, West Bengal  on Friday, May 26, 2017. Photographer: Sanjit Das
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  • A labourer carries load on his head next to a moving Calcutta Tram in Kolkata, West Bengal, India,
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  • Day wage construction labourers wait for clients in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Sagar Kumar Ghuijan, a daily wage labourer poses for a portrait in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Labourers and agents sit at the BCCL office in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • A labourers walks past the trucks waiting to load up the coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Hira Bhujian, a daily wage labourer poses for a portrait in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Daily wage labourers fill up the lorry of coal in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Labourers offload the packets of mangoes at the wholesale market, Ch. Hira Singh Fruits and Vegetable Market in Azadpur, Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Labourers offload the packets of mangoes at the wholesale market, Ch. Hira Singh Fruits and Vegetable Market in Azadpur, Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Labourers stack the packets of mangoes at the wholesale market, Ch. Hira Singh Fruits and Vegetable Market in Azadpur, Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Labourers offload the packets of mangoes at the wholesale market, Ch. Hira Singh Fruits and Vegetable Market in Azadpur, Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Indian labourers share a lighter moment during a tea break at the construction site of the Adani Power plant of 4620 MW capacity in Mundra port industrial city of Gujarat, India. Indian power companies have handed out dozens of major contracts to Chinese firms since 2008. Adani Power Ltd have built elaborate Chinatowns to accommodate Chinese workers, complete with Chinese chefs, ping pong tables and Chinese television. Chinese companies now supply equipment for about 25% of the 80,000 megawatts in new capacity.
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  • Daily wage labourers are seen weeding out the grass from the rice fields in Akhori village in Unnao in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, India. Very few farmers have access to electricity to irrigate their farmland and are totally dependent on rainfall. The 4 month annual rainfall is crucial to summer sown crops as 60% of the farmlands are rainfed. North India experienced scanty rainfall in late june to july. Till August, rain in India has been 26% below 5 year average. Late rains moist the fields but it is not enough for rice, sugarcane, oilseeds and pulses. Late rains also damage the alternate crops that need less water.
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  • Daily wage labourers are seen weeding out the grass from the rice fields in Akhori village in Unnao in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, India. Very few farmers have access to electricity to irrigate their farmland and are totally dependent on rainfall. The 4 month annual rainfall is crucial to summer sown crops as 60% of the farmlands are rainfed. North India experienced scanty rainfall in late june to july. Till August, rain in India has been 26% below 5 year average. Late rains moist the fields but it is not enough for rice, sugarcane, oilseeds and pulses. Late rains also damage the alternate crops that need less water.
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  • Laccho Devi, a daily wage labourer poses for a portrait in Goladi coal depot in Jharia, outside of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, India.  Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Local villagers work at a drainage construction site in Medawar Kalan in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Village women are seen working in road construction within the NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) in Medawar Kalan in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Village women are seen working in road construction within the NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) in Medawar Kalan in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos for Der Spiegel
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  • Village women are seen working in road construction within the NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) in Medawar Kalan in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Local villagers take a break outside a grocery store while working on a NREGA project in Medawar Kalan in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • Village women are seen working in road construction within the NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) in Medawar Kalan in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo: Sanjit Das/Panos
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  • 43 years old Tankham is a widow. She has been working in the cashew industry since age 13. She is seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • Women are seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factory in Prassala, Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.. .An estimated number of 500,000 women process cashews for a living in Tamil Nadu and Kerela. 2 million people are employed by cashew industry across India making it the world's biggest exporter of shelled cashews. .The working conditions in these processing units are way below industry standards and violates the basic rights. Wages are as low as Rs. 50 (US $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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