Description
Jethi Varjin does back-breaking work as a head loader in Ahmedabad's teeming main vegetable market. She carries heavy loads of vegetables from trucks arriving from rural areas to local vendors. Jethi, a member of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), a trade union for poor, self-employed women in the informal sector, has to work quickly because she is paid by the weight of each load.
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Learn more
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Date Captured
August 17, 2015
Photo Credit
Paula Bronstein/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment
Filename
hewlett_India_fullrelease255-scaled.jpg