India
The Real Work in Kochi
By
Allison Heiliczer
Kochi, a cosmopolitan port city of 600,000 whose name means “sea gate,” (and which is also known by its colonial name, Cochin) prospered from the 1400s as a spice trading center.
And then there’s the real work.
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Filling some of the city’s ubiquitous potholes.
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Delivering wood for the construction of a new house.
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Multitasking during a too-short break.
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Selling every kind of oil.
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A banana salesman rests in the shade.
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Working together is sometimes the only way to get the job done.
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Asking a co-worker to bring water.
Traveling.
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After school fun.
Allison Heiliczer is a Hong Kong-based photographer.
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