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  • An old woman is seen taking a careful step as she walks over mud at the transit camp in Badagabapur, in Jagatsinghpur, Orissa. Posco Transit Camp is being set up for people who have been driven out of their villages for being pro-Posco, where they live on the side of a highway on $80 a day shared between 195 people.
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  • An old woman is seen taking a careful step as she walks over mud at the transit camp in Badagabapur, in Jagatsinghpur, Orissa. Posco Transit Camp is being set up for people who have been driven out of their villages for being pro-Posco, where they live on the side of a highway on $80 a day shared between 195 people.
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  • A little boy is seen in Dinghia village in Orissa, India.
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Commandoes fire live bullets and demonstrate their skills at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Photograph by Sanjit Das/Panos for The Times.
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  • Commandoes undergo endurance training at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Photograph by Sanjit Das/Panos for The Times.
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  • Commandoes undergo endurance training at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Photograph by Sanjit Das/Panos for The Times.
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  • Bansidhar Bhola is a fisherman and here he poses inside his hut with his grandson, Hemanta in Dinghia village in Orissa, India. Bhola's hut is the closest to the entry gate of the village. The roads leading to the village are under surveillance and these villagers have formed an agitating group, "Posco Pratirdh Sangram Samiti" to oppose the construction of Posco port in their village.
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  • A villager poses outside his hut in Dinghia village in Orissa, India. His hut is the closest to the entry gate of the village. Temporary fences have been erected by them around the boundary of the village to prevent the entry of survey team into their area. South Korean steel giant POSCO continues to face stiff public resistance in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district where the company is setting up India's biggest direct foreign investment project of 12 million tonne steel plant. These villagers have formed an agitating group, "Posco Pratirdh Sangram Samiti" to oppose the construction of Posco port in their village.
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  • Villagers pose for a portrait outside the local temple, that also works as the office of the agitating group, "Posco Pratirdh Sangram Samiti" in   village Dingkhia in Orissa, India.
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  • Many villagers take on the responsibility to guard the gate leading to their village Dingkhia in Orissa, India. These villagers have formed an agitating group, "Posco Pratirdh Sangram Samiti" to oppose the construction of Posco port in their village.
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  • Many villagers take on the responsibility to guard the gate leading to their village Dingkhia in Orissa, India. These villagers have formed an agitating group, "Posco Pratirdh Sangram Samiti" to oppose the construction of Posco port in their village.
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  • A cattle shed in village Rajagaon in Block Machreta of Uttar Pradesh, India. Most of the fertile farmland is lying barren and has small grass growing because of late rains. Villagers are happy for at-least there is grass for the cattle to graze. 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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  • Ramdolari (centre) doesn't have land of her own. Here, she is seen with her children, sowing chilli in the land she has taken on a contract basis. 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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  • Ramdolari (right) doesn't have land of her own. Here, she is seen with her children, sowing chilli in the land she has taken on a contract basis. 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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  • A farmer is seen ploughing his farmland in Akhori village in Unnao in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, India. 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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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as 'Kushti', a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club, Sri Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, on August 25th 2008. Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. The wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 4:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes and some books about the art of Kushti. They have been compared to holy men because of their celibacy and dedication and they practice exercises like standing on one's head for lengths of time to expel 'filthy' thoughts..Photograph: Sanjit Das
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  • Commandoes undergo endurance training at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Photograph by Sanjit Das/Panos for The Times.
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  • A sniffer dog jump through hoops as they demonstrate their talent at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Photograph by Sanjit Das/Panos for The Times.
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  • Brig. B.K.Ponwar (centre) poses for a portrait with his commandoes at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Photograph by Sanjit Das/Panos for The Times.
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  • Weapons lie on the ground (in front of the sign on rock - Attack, always) while commandoes train at the Central Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Photograph by Sanjit Das/Panos for The Times.
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  • Commandoes undergo endurance training at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Photograph by Sanjit Das/Panos for The Times.
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  • Commandoes undergo endurance training at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Photograph by Sanjit Das/Panos for The Times.
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  • Commandoes undergo endurance training at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Photograph by Sanjit Das/Panos for The Times.
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  • Commandoes line up to pose for a portrait at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. Photograph by Sanjit Das/Panos for The Times.
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  • Orissa is going through a "steel revolution". In the past few years, the state government has signed more than 40 MoUs with companies, both domestic and foreign, signing off 20 billion tonnes of iron ore. But it has also meant destruction of the natural habitats of people, flora and fauna. The deal with POSCO has been met with protests by the local people, but the government continues to turn a blind eye to the concerns and dangles the carrot of employment generation. In retaliation, the villagers have erected the fences for the protection of 1,235 acres of land to be acquired by Posco company. Proposed steel project would displace all families of this village so they are determined not to leave their soil. If the plant is constructed, the villagers from Dhinkia will be the first ones to be displaced.
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  • Many villagers take on the responsibility to guard the gate leading to their village Dingkhia in Orissa, India. These villagers have formed an agitating group, "Posco Pratirdh Sangram Samiti" to oppose the construction of Posco port in their village.
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  • Orissa is going through a "steel revolution". In the past few years, the state government has signed more than 40 MoUs with companies, both domestic and foreign, signing off 20 billion tonnes of iron ore. But it has also meant destruction of the natural habitats of people, flora and fauna. The deal with POSCO has been met with protests by the local people, but the government continues to turn a blind eye to the concerns and dangles the carrot of employment generation. In retaliation, the villagers have erected the fences for the protection of 1,235 acres of land to be acquired by Posco company. Proposed steel project would displace all families of this village so they are determined not to leave their soil. If the plant is constructed, the villagers from Dhinkia will be the first ones to be displaced.
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  • A cyclist rides past a villager as he poses in Dinghia village in Orissa, India. Temporary fences have been erected by them around the boundary of the village to prevent the entry of survey team into their area. South Korean steel giant POSCO continues to face stiff public resistance in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district where the company is setting up India's biggest direct foreign investment project of 12 million tonne steel plant. These villagers have formed an agitating group, "Posco Pratirdh Sangram Samiti" to oppose the construction of Posco port in their village.
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  • Bansidhar Bhola is a fisherman and here he poses inside his hut with his grandson, Hemanta in Dinghia village in Orissa, India. Bhola's hut is the closest to the entry gate of the village. The roads leading to the village are under surveillance and these villagers have formed an agitating group, "Posco Pratirdh Sangram Samiti" to oppose the construction of Posco port in their village.
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  • Bansidhar Bhola poses outside his hut in Dinghia village in Orissa, India. His hut is the closest to the entry gate of the village. Temporary fences have been erected by them around the boundary of the village to prevent the entry of survey team into their area. South Korean steel giant POSCO continues to face stiff public resistance in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district where the company is setting up India's biggest direct foreign investment project of 12 million tonne steel plant. These villagers have formed an agitating group, "Posco Pratirdh Sangram Samiti" to oppose the construction of Posco port in their village.
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  • Raghunath Das (left) and many other villagers take on the responsibility to guard the gate leading to their village Dingkhia in Orissa, India. These villagers have formed an agitating group, "Posco Pratirdh Sangram Samiti" to oppose the construction of Posco port in their village.
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  • Raghunath Das (centre) and many other villagers take on the responsibility to guard the gate leading to their village Dhinkia in Orissa, India. Temporary fences have been erected by them around the boundary of the village to prevent the entry of survey team into their area. South Korean steel giant POSCO continues to face stiff public resistance in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district where the company is setting up India's biggest direct foreign investment project of 12 million tonne steel plant. These villagers have formed an agitating group, "Posco Pratirdh Sangram Samiti" to oppose the construction of Posco port in their village.
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  • A cattle shed in village Rajagaon in Block Machreta of Uttar Pradesh, India. Most of the fertile farmland is lying barren and has small grass growing because of late rains. Villagers are happy for at-least there is grass for the cattle to graze. 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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  • 49 years old Joyce took a loan of Rs. 52,000 (1051$) from the bank to build her two room apartment. she pays mortgage of Rs. 500 per month. She lives in her new apartment with her husband and two daughters. Here she poses in front of her old hut. She shells 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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  • 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 $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 50 year old Rita is single. She has no one to take care of but spends most of her income in buying medicines. She earns Rs 500 (10$) a week and spend Rs. 200 (4$) on medicines every week. She is seen shelling raw cashews with other women 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 factories 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 $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 49 years old Joyce took a loan of Rs. 52,000 (1051$) from the bank to build her two room apartment. she pays mortgage of Rs. 500 per month. She lives in her new apartment with her husband and two daughters. She shells 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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  • 47 year old Rita Meri (centre) is seen shelling raw cashews in a 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 $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 50 year old Rita (left) is single. She has no one to take care of but spends most of her income in buying medicines. She earns Rs 500 (10$) a week and spend Rs. 200 (4$) on medicines every week. She is seen shelling raw cashews with other women 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 $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 50 year old Rita (centre) is single. She has no one to take care of but spends most of her income in buying medicines. She earns Rs 500 (10$) a week and spend Rs. 200 (4$) on medicines every week. She is seen shelling raw cashews with other women 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 factories 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 $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 49 years old Joyce took a loan of Rs. 52,000 (1051$) from the bank to build her two room apartment. she pays mortgage of Rs. 500 per month. She lives in her new apartment with her husband and two daughters. She shells 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 $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 49 years old Joyce took a loan of Rs. 52,000 (1051$) from the bank to build her two room apartment. she pays mortgage of Rs. 500 per month. She lives in her new apartment with her husband and two daughters. She shells 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 $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 49 years old Joyce took a loan of Rs. 52,000 (1051$) from the bank to build her two room apartment. she pays mortgage of Rs. 500 per month. She lives in her new apartment with her husband and two daughters. She shells 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 $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 49 years old Joyce took a loan of Rs. 52,000 (1051$) from the bank to build her two room apartment. she pays mortgage of Rs. 500 per month. She lives in her new apartment with her husband and two daughters. She shells 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 $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 49 years old Joyce took a loan of Rs. 52,000 (1051$) from the bank to build her two room apartment. she pays mortgage of Rs. 500 per month. She lives in her new apartment with her husband and two daughters. She shells 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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  • 80 year old Annamal is one of the many women who work 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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  • 80 year old Annamal (right) is one of the many women who work 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 80 year old Annamal (right) is one of the many women who work 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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  • The factory manager, Natrajan is seen interacting with the women workers as they are 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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  • 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 $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 28 year old Basanta is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) 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 $1) per day. The problems for these women is not restricted to low wages. Many women are being injured by their jobs as the factory owners cut corners with health and safety. Oil released during the cashew shelling process is highly caustic, leading to common cases of dermatitis, blistering and discolouration of workers' skin. Women working in these units suffer from pains in their leg muscles, backs and knee joints after squatting positions on mud or concrete floors. It is very rare to find tables and chairs provided on shelling duty..Cashew workers' main concern is to increase their earnings and provide better working conditions. .Photo: Sanjit Das
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  • 28 year old Basanta (centre) is a mother of 2 boys. Her husband suffers from liver diseases and is unable to go to work. She is a sole earner in the family. She dreams of making 10,000 rupees (200$) 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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  • Women are seen shelling raw cashews in cashew processing factories 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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  • A shelled raw cashew is posed for a photograph in a 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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  • Different types of shelled raw cashews are posed for a photograph in a 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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  • Shelled raw cashews are posed for a photograph in a 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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  • 40 years old Mina Kumari is a mother of two children. She is the sole earner of the family and is looking after the children alone. Mina shows the shelled cashews for the photo. Her responsibility is to shell the nuts with the machine in a 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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  • 40 years old Mina Kumari is a mother of two children. She is the sole earner of the family and is looking after the children alone. Mina shows her fingers that are affected by the caustic acid that comes out of cashews. Her responsibility is to shell the nuts with the machine in a 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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  • 40 years old Mina Kumari is a mother of two children. She is the sole earner of the family and is looking after the children alone. Mina shows the shelled cashews for the photo. Her responsibility is to shell the nuts with the machine in a 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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  • 40 years old Mina Kumari is a mother of two children. She is the sole earner of the family and is looking after the children alone. Her responsibility is to shell the nuts with the machine in a 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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  • 47 years old Uma has been working with cashews since age 15. Here is seen with other women in cashew processing factories 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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  • 47 years old Uma has been working with cashews since age 15. Here is seen with other women in cashew processing factories 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 factories 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 factories 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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  • The manager of the cashew processing unit shows the roasted 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 factories 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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  • a worker in shows the shelled raw cashews in cashew processing factories 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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  • Roasted cashew shells are reused as fuel for roasting in cashew processing factories 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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  • The manager shows the raw cashews that are brought for shelling in cashew processing factories 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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