Agricultural Workers

Scenes depict laborers engaged in traditional agricultural practices across different regions, highlighting harvest activities, salt production, and food processing.

Woman making mud bricks to build a wall, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, Asia

Worker carrying jute bag containing wheat at Harsud Mandi food-grains market in Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

People in a rice field harvesting the rice with a machine separating the rice from the straw. Ella. Sri-Lanka.

Myanmar. Portrait of three men using their man power to drill for a well in a village. (Editorial Use Only)

Men removing coconut husk, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Females in Abuja are struggling and making strides in a local cassava processing factory under difficult conditions to produce flour as they wash out chaff from fermented cassava. In the face of economic uncertainties, these young girls and women are navigating various challenges to empower themselves, provide jobs for others and sustain livelihoods. Most of the women here are breadwinners, and they fend for their families. Nigeria.

SAMBHAR, INDIA, NOVEMBER 19, 2012: Women mining salt at lake Sambhar, Rajasthan, India. Sambhar Salt Lake is India's largest inland salt lake

Bangladesh, Khulna the 2021-10-26. Daily life in Khulna (Bengali: লনা), the third largest city in Bangladesh and the capital of Khulna division. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Khulna le 2021-10-26. Quotidien a Khulna (bengali : লনা), troisieme plus grande ville du Bangladesh et capitale de la division de Khulna. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Workers using tools in dusty construction site illuminated by bright sunlight

Workers grading copras in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Rwanda prisons hold thousands of suspected genocidaires.

Drying fish in Bheemunipatnam; Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia

Dyed Korai grass is made into mats, Kadambankurichi, near Karur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Loading bags of maize, river bank, Irrawaddy, Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia

Females in Abuja are struggling and making strides in a local cassava processing factory under difficult conditions to produce flour as they wash out chaff from fermented cassava. In the face of economic uncertainties, these young girls and women are navigating various challenges to empower themselves, provide jobs for others and sustain livelihoods. Most of the women here are breadwinners, and they fend for their families. Nigeria.

transportation of tea bags from factory , tamil nadu , india

Females in Abuja are struggling and making strides in a local cassava processing factory under difficult conditions to produce flour as they wash out chaff from fermented cassava. In the face of economic uncertainties, these young girls and women are navigating various challenges to empower themselves, provide jobs for others and sustain livelihoods. Most of the women here are breadwinners, and they fend for their families. Nigeria.

Africans hanging racks of tobacco leaves on trailer to dry at plantation in Zimbabwe

Granary - Maize / corn / sweet corn being stored (Zea mays). Ethiopia.

At La Laiterie du Berger's school farm. La Laiterie du Berger is a cooperative of dairy farmers in Northern Senegal.

Farmers packing harvested onions (Allium parvum) in a sack, Palladam, Tamilm Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Rice bags at an open storage yard at Vadalur near Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

WORK, INDIA. Andhra Pradesh, Rishi Valley. Women preparing trays for silk worms. .

Abakundakawa coffee grower's cooperative, Minazi coffee washing station, Gakenke district, Rwanda.

Abakundakawa coffee grower's cooperative, Minazi coffee washing station, Gakenke district, Rwanda.

Women collecting water from well at Dhakne village, Shahapur Thane Maharashtra, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

Villagers making palm oil in Dokoue, Benin

Catching fish spread out to dry in the sun, Negombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

African village of Datcha. Drying of the cassava.

Despite having critical Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh having 2000+ cases in everyday where the no. of cases were increasing from 200-300 cases to 2000+ from the very last weeks , where also the Govt may be going to undergo another lockdown situation, coal field workers had to work hard for their livelihood from very early in the morning until sunset without any social distancing and also without wearning any mask in Barishal city in Bangladesh.

Bogura, Bangladesh - 17 April 2022: View of women in vibrant attire meticulously crafting traditional sweets amidst a rustic setting, textures contrasting against the soft, sugary confections.

Local Craftsman Weaving A Basket; Maputo, Mozambique

Men in Bangladesh cutting logs. Trees have been cut for the usage of wood to manufacture furniture. Tree felling has been going on for a long time. A recent study by the Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) has revealed that Dhaka only has 7.09 per cent green space and 2.9 percent of wetlands. Bangladesh.

Rice bags at an open storage yard at Vadalur near Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Abakundakawa coffee grower's cooperative, Minazi coffee washing station, Gakenke district, Rwanda.

Abakundakawa coffee grower's cooperative, Minazi coffee washing station, Gakenke district, Rwanda

Periodical Market at Kundadam near Dharapuram Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Workers unloading fruit in a juice factory in Allada, Benin.

HARVESTING COTTON, CAMEROON. Vina Valley, vicinity Touboro Town. .

Gas station in a backyard of the new town, Ouadane, Adrar Region, Mauritania, Africa

Metal workers in the bazaar, Kano, Kano state, Nigeria, Africa

India, Rajasthan. Farmers in an open-air lorry transport mustard stalk chaff in a huge cloth bag from their farm to a dump where it is sold as a fuel to fire brick kilns.

Bangladesh, Sirajganj, sorting dried fish into baskets.

TWO WORKERS UNLOADING A TRUCK WITH WOODEN POLES

Drying fish in the village, Mon State, Myanmar (Large format sizes available)

Drying fish in the village, Mon State, Myanmar

Dhaka, Bangladesh - 15 April 2024: View of laborers carrying heavy loads of coal in woven baskets, a gritty scene reflecting the stark reality of hard labor against a backdrop of industrial activity.

Local worker cutting down coconut palm tree in south Bahia, Brazil

A cocoa farmer spreading cocoa beans out to dry at his farm, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

People filling water in plastic drums from water tanker, Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

People filling water in plastic drums from water tanker, Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Groundnuts drying on road near Vadalur, Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Mali, art and craft, Segou, new horizon for the Bogolan cloth, Creation centre for the renewal of the Bogolan, hand-crafted spinning

Workers slicing the copras in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Workers drying cocoa beans on cocoa plantation, Grenada, Central America

Vegetable market, Khulna, Bangladesh

Fabric waste shop, Tiruppur Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Abakundakawa coffee grower's cooperative, Minazi coffee washing station, Gakenke district, Rwanda.

Mali, art and craft, Kalabougou, traditional potter's village near Segou, on the bank of the Niger river, placing potteries under firewood and straw in order to set fire and thus heat the potteries

Off_loading sugar, Ya Samadu, Mombasa Harbour, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Harvested sugarcane loading seven men on tractor near Neyveli, Vadalur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Salt extraction, workers mining salt, Dallol, Danakil Desert, Ethiopia, Africa

Threshing rice in a village in Madhya Pradesh India

Weekly Periodical market at Thudiyalur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Kenya, Ndaragwa, Nyala Dairy, TechnoServe Project, dairy farmers unloading milk cans from pickup truck to plant receiving dock

Workers are busy processing dried fish in Chittagong, a significant industry in the country's coastal regions. The process involves removing moisture from fish through methods such as sun drying, smoking, or air drying. The dried fish industry is a major contributor to Bangladesh's economy, with exports to the Middle East and Europe. It also provides employment opportunities for many people, especially women. Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Fish being smoked in Monrovia, Liberia.

Indian building crew constructing a house, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Malian women working at an artisanal gold mining site in Sadiola (northwestern Mali). Gold attracts many young people from the region (Ghana, Guinea, Burkina-Faso, Senegal..) to its mining sites where gold panners use rudimentary means for its exploitation. (Photo by: Amadou Keita/Afrikimages Agency/UIG)

Bangladesh, Chittagong, Chittagong. Young brick workers at a brick factory near Chittagong.

drying clothes in farm, sangli, maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

A woman processes cane wood for weaving at Nigeria's largest cane 'village' at Mende in the Maryland District of Lagos. Cane craft in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is thriving amidst an economic downturn which has affected small scale businesses and people's earnings. At the village, dozens of people, including family members and the unemployed are engaged in weaving different household items like tables, baskets, wine carriers, flower pots with cane wood sourced from the swampy Niger Delta region. Lagos, Nigeria.

Heaping copras in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Agricultural products are ready for transportation, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Abakundakawa coffee grower's cooperative, Minazi coffee washing station, Gakenke district, Rwanda.

BRONZE CASTORS, NIGERIA. Benin City. .

In the Chaktai area of Chittagong City, a worker is busy drying semai (vermicelli) under the sun. Every year during the holy month of Ramadan. The demand for semai increases, and it is sold at a wholesale price of about 1,600 taka per maund. Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Grain flatbread drying in the sun, Hokyin Akha Village, near Kyaing Tong, Shan State Golden Triangle, Myanmar, Asia

Salt extraction, workers mining salt, Dallol, Danakil Desert, Ethiopia, Africa

Rice cakes drying in the sun, near Lin-Gin, Inle lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia

Construction of latrines for victimes of the flood catastrophe of 2010, Lashari Wala village, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

Women working in a cashew nut factory on the eve of International Women's Day on the outskirts of Agartala. International Women's Day is globally celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political and socio economic achievements of women. Tripura, India.

Toddy tapper sharpening knife near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Kopakama coffee grower's cooperative, Rutsiro, Rwanda. Dry mill

United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Dubai Creek. A dock worker on Dubia Creek.

Dyed fabric being carried on a hand cart to the drying yard, garment industry, Tiruppur Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

POBLADO INDIO- AGRICULTOR INDIO ARANDO LA TIERRA CON CEBUS. Location: EXTERIOR. Nación. India.

Man building a truss of a traditionial round hut, Rasta Community, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Villager making palm oil in Dokoue, Benin

Workers make clay pots as a form of pottery business to sell at a market in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. The workers collect clay from the ground before shaping it with their hands, drying it in the sun, firing into the kilns and finally painting the finished pottery. Like many other trade of traditional handicrafts, pottery is also facing near extinction in Bangladesh. A profession mainly belonging to the people of Hindu potter community, artisans of this trade are changing their means of livelihood. The reason behind leaving the pottery trade is many: high cost of materials, the ever losing race against plastic and aluminum wares, low price and many more. Bangladesh.

Abakundakawa coffee grower's cooperative, Minazi coffee washing station, Gakenke district, Rwanda.

Worker with bricks on his head in the brickyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

Women drying the rice on land, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India, NO MR Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Peeling Sugar Cane, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia India Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox -

Sugar cane farmers extracting the sugar cane juice with a a mechanical sugar cane squeezing machine, sugar cane plantation, Valle de los Ingenios, Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus Province, Cuba, Central America

Rural man on tractor, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Head-loading goods in a rural location of northern Gujurat State, Gujurat State, India.

Workers unloading fruit in a juice factory in Allada, Benin.

Malawi, Bvumbwe Young Offenders Rehabilitation Centre in Thyolo district where young offenders, convicted and remanded live. Carpentry training is part of the rehabilitation. Once released, they will lack tools to continue with the carpentry at home.

Coal remains the major source of energy in India supplying 59% of the countrys aggregate needs. Men, who mine the resources for this energy, work and live in deplorable conditions, with thin access to the development they help build. Miners continue to toil in coal mines, fighting for their daily survival against all odds and tough working conditions. Bardhaman, Raniganj, West Bengal, India.

Portrait of a leather laborer carrying raw leather on their head to load onto trucks from a warehouse in Chittagong, as the industry faces mounting challenges. Due to a lack of regulatory oversight, syndication by tannery owners, and soaring prices of leather-processing chemicals, many wholesale leather processing houses are shutting down. As a result, a significant number of workers from the leather labor union are being forced to change professions, threatening livelihoods in a country that stands as the world's second-largest leather exporter the workers say. Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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