Indian woman villagers patting cow dung mound for cooking fuel at Kutalpura Village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman villager and child at her smallholding farm at Kutalpura Village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman villager working at farm smallholding carrying animal feed at Sawai Madhopur near Ranthambore in Rajasthan, India

Indian women agricultural workers at farm at Sawai Madhopur near Ranthambore in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian women agricultural workers at farm at Sawai Madhopur near Ranthambore in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman villagers patting cow dung mound for cooking fuel at Kutalpura Village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman villagers drying cow dung for cooking fuel at Kutalpura Village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman agricultural worker at farm at Sawai Madhopur near Ranthambore in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman villager working at farm smallholding carrying animal feed at Sawai Madhopur near Ranthambore in Rajasthan, India

Indian woman villager working at farm smallholding carrying animal feed at Sawai Madhopur near Ranthambore in Rajasthan, India

Kids planting rice, on the outskirts of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Elderly lady collecting straw in a field, near Minnanthu village, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Workers carrying buckets on yokes for removing debris from a building under renovation in Furong, China.

Portrait of a bold looking Vietnamese woman wearing a conical hat and working in a peanut field, My Luong Canal, Mekong River, near My An Hung, An Giang, Vietnam, Asia

Woman weaves silk on loom in a silk factory, Oknha Tey Island, Mekong River, near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Asia

Woman weaves silk on loom in a silk factory, Oknha Tey Island, Mekong River, near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Asia

Happy woman harvests peppercorns at the Thuan Dong Pepper Farm, Cua Can, Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang, Vietnam, Asia

Loom on a farm in a village near Bagan, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman at a loom, Batak culture, Samosir island, Lake Toba, Batak region, Sumatra, Indonesia, Asia

Woman making mats, place mats, from natural fibers, Bafut, Cameroon, Africa

Female weaver, Batak culture, Samosir Island, Lake Toba, Batak region, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women wearing colourful saris during the chili harvest, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Loom on a farm in a village near Bagan, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

"Day of the Republic" memorial in Georgetown, Guyana, South America

Woman with face mask working in a silk factory, cocoons floating in water, silk is removed and wound on spindles, Dalat, Central Highlands, Vietnam, Asia

Worker, ripe wine grapes in vineyard, St Emilion, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Members of the American Postal Workers Union rally to save six-day mail delivery, Michigan AFL-CIO President Mark Gaffney speaking to the crowd, Detroit, Michigan, USA, America

Inhabitants of a mountain village building a road with the assistance of an aid organisation, they want to link their village to the main road to allow economic development in the community, Bordes, Leogane, Ouest Department, Haiti, Caribbean, Central Ame

Workers, Sanganer dyeing centre near Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Farm girl cutting crops by hand, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India, Asia

Making clay bricks, Neloor Maravappalayam, near Karur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Valdez Harbor, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA

Three Vietnamese woman wearing rice hats and carrying baskets on their shoulders, Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia

Portrait of an Indian woman wearing a reflective vest and holding a broom, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India