Elephants bathing in the river at the Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka, Asia

Net fisherman in rowing boat, village of Ramadi, west bank of the Nile south of Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Women workers at Tapel Koeda Kretek (Clove Cigarette) Factory at Juwana, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Worker pushing wheel barrow full of salt, Salt fields at Karangjahe, near Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Salt fields at Karangjahe, near Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Worker loading wheel barrow with salt, Salt fields at Karangjahe, near Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Vineyards at dawn, Puyloubier, Bouches du Rhone, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

Sweeper in front of Sewu Temple Compound, 8th century Buddhist temple located at the north of Prambanan Temple Compounds, region of Yogyakarta, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Batik factory, Sondakan district, Solo (Surakarta), Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bakery workers in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

View of fresh fruit drinks of lemon and pomegranate, made in narrow street, Sorrento, Campania, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Local workers at a Rubber plantation near Myeik (Mergui), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural worker in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers and the farmer wearing turban in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers watched by farmer in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Lucerne crop being gathered for animal forage by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural worker in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Lucerne crop being carried for animal forage by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers and the farmer wearing turban in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Lucerne crop being gathered for animal forage by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural worker in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Local workers at a Tobacco auction in Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa

Cite Mame in the centre of Tours, 62 houses were built to accommodate workers from the local factory run by Alfred Mame, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France, Europe

Cite Mame in the centre of Tours, 62 houses were built to accommodate workers from the local factory run by Alfred Mame, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France, Europe

Indonesia laboratory testing drinking water. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour. terchnician : every house well gets tested. Unicef originally helped up to support other ngos in area, helps staff salaries provides us with equipment. coordinates activities with local government. water in local wells is quite contaminated, especially with arsenic, as well as nitrates, nitrites, iron, manganese fluoride. water became salinated after tsunami. We test here both water from shallow deep wells

BOLIVIA Plant for processing medicinal and aromatic herbs, Chizchipani, Caranavi. The project of FUNDAWI. Local farmers visiting the demonstration plot and using the wormery composter

BOLIVIA Plant for processing medicinal and aromatic herbs, Chizchipani, Caranavi. The project of FUNDAWI. Local farmers visiting the demonstration plot

Ethiopia; Afar region; Danakil Desert; Danakil Depression; Workers on the salt pans; loosening and processing the salt plates in laborious manual work; rectangular salt plates are tied into packages

Ethiopia; Afar region; Danakil Desert; Danakil Depression; Workers on the salt pans; loosening and processing the salt plates in laborious manual work; mostly in oppressive heat; Salt plates are tied into packages for transport

Madagascar carries firewood, near Tulear, Madagascar, Africa

Sisal harvest, sisal agaves, Agave sisalana, Berenty Reserve, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Three women shaking baskets of beans, Ban Hoy Palam, Pak Tha District, Bokeo Province, Laos, Asia

Madagascar carries firewood, Andringitra Mountains, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Child care worker of the Mexican non-governmental organization CIDES reading a picture book to indigenous children in a slum, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America

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

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

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

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

Bogyoke Aung San jade market, Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia

A group of male residents of the village of Iwasoudane cutting the green off the rhizomes of organically grown Irises (Iris germanica) for natural cosmetics in Europe, Ait Inzel Gebel Region, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, Africa

An elderly resident of the village of Iwasoudane harvesting the rhizomes of organically grown Irises (Iris germanica) for natural cosmetics in Europe, Ait Inzel Gebel Region, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, Africa

Mohammed El Malaoui checking the quality of the dried rhizomes of organically cultivated Irises (Iris germanica), which are stored on the roof of the mud house of Hassan Bouship, the chief of the village of Iwasoudane, for natural cosmetics in Europe, Ait Inzel Gebel Region, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, Africa

Manufacture of mats from coconut fibres or coir, coconut fibre industry, factory, Alappuzha, Kerala, India, Asia

Worker with rolled coconut fibre mats or coir mats, coconut fibre industry, factory, Alappuzha, Kerala, India, Asia

Smiling woman working in the fields, from the Pao hill tribe or mountain people, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia

Residents of the village of Iwasoudanei checking the quality of the dried rhizomes of organically cultivated Irises (Iris germanica), which are stored on the roof of the mud house of Hassan Bouship, the chief of the village of Iwasoudane, for natural cosmetics in Europe, Ait Inzel Gebel Region, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, Africa

Workers with bricks on their heads in the brickyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

Fishermen, day labourers, hauling in a net on the beach, near Kottegoda, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Lime and dye vats, tanners and dyers quarter, Fez, Morocco, Africa

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

Fishermen, day labourers, examining a meagre catch in a net on the beach, near Kottegoda, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Afar nomads loading dromedary with salt plates from dry salt lake, near Dallol, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Workers moving bricks, Hoi An, Vietnam, Asia

Local man working on multi-colored umbrellas, Pathein, Myanmar, Asia

Indian migrant worker for roadworks washes in the morning on the outskirts of the oasis Hundar, Nubra valley, Ladakh, India, Himalayas

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

Salt workers in a salt lake, Altiplano, Potosi, southern Bolivia, South America

Men building a dhow, a big wooden ship that is made completely by hand, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Salt worker with a wheelbarrow, flour sacks packed with salt at a salt lake, Altiplano, Potosi, southern Bolivia, South America

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

Workers with bricks on their heads in the brickyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

Man skimming salt, Salines de Guerande, Guerande, Departement Loire-Atlantique, France, Europe

Stacks of roses and two workers, man, woman, in a rose-growing factory, Dalat, Central Highlands, Vietnam, Asia

Preparing the kite threads with color and glass powder to cut the other kites off the sky, preparations for the annual kite festival in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

Soda extraction at Lake Natron, donkeys of the Maasai transport the salt slabs to the lake shore, Tanzania, Africa

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

Dabba wallah or food deliverer with Dabbas or food containers marked with characters to allow correct delivery, Mumbai, India, Asia

Workers with bricks on their heads in the brickyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

Fishermen, day labourers, beach in Galle, Sri Lanka, Ceylon, South Asia, Asia

A woman taking a rest, with building materials, a stone slab on her back, Himalayas, Kingdom of Bhutan

Local village market completely at sea

Wife of the local chief smokes a pipe

Local cod fishermen in Qaqortoq, Greenland.

India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Park Plaza Hotel, Doorman with great moustache.

Hawaii, Maui, Wailuku, Home Made Bakery, fresh malasadas (local hawaiian pastry.)

India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Park Plaza Hotel, Doorman with great moustache.

Local man keeping guard over the fields in Northern India, Rajasthan, India

Laos, Luang Prabang, Portrait of a uniformed security guard.