Description:
A man fills a basket on the back of a woman with sand and stones collected from the bed of Seti River, at Kotre point. Stone collecting is a job for strong men and women. While men brave the strong current with shovels or buckets women stand neck-deep in water with baskets that gets filled with stones. The baskets weigh more than their body weight 70 to 80 kilograms. When there is a demand for work the daily pay is good. One can earn more than 300 to 500 Nepalese Rupees (1 US $ = 73 Nepalese Rupee) depending on the intensity or the demand. Kotre, Nepal. 2010.
Credits:
Mahmud - (Bangladesh) Mahmud/Majority World
Description:
A man fills a basket on the back of a woman with sand and stones collected from the bed of Seti River, at Kotre point. Stone collecting is a job for strong men and women. While men brave the strong current with shovels or buckets women stand neck-deep in water with baskets that gets filled with stones. The baskets weigh more than their body weight 70 to 80 kilograms. When there is a demand for work the daily pay is good. One can earn more than 300 to 500 Nepalese Rupees (1 US $ = 73 Nepalese Rupee) depending on the intensity or the demand. Kotre, Nepal. 2010.
Date Created:
2010-06-27 00:00:00
Author:
Mahmud
City:
dhaka
Country:
Nepal
Headline:
Nepal
Source:
Map
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC022064.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471646796
File Size:
4367157
File Type:
2
Mime Type:
image/jpeg
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ANY_TAG, IFD0, EXIF
Image Description:
A man fills a basket on the back of a woman with sand and stones collected from the bed of Seti River, at Kotre point. Stone collecting is a job for strong men and women. While men brave the strong current with shovels or buckets women stand neck-deep in