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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, washes rubber sheets purchased from area rubber farmers. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis018.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: LEK, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Rayong province of Thailand, "taps" a rubber tree to collect rubber. Trees are tapped during the night. Lek and his wife used to work together on the farm but she was laid off when prices plunged and now works in a food stall in town. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, unloads rubber sheets from a farmer's pickup truck. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis043.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, pulls rubber sheets off hangers after they were dried in a large smoker. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, pulls rubber sheets off hangers after they were dried in a large smoker. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis036.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, cuts rubber sheets to size after they were dried in a smoker. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis033.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, hangs rubber sheets before putting them in a large smoker to dry after the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, washes rubber sheets purchased from area rubber farmers. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis023.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, wipes his brow while he stacks rubber sheets purchased from area farmers before the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, washes rubber sheets purchased from area rubber farmers. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, unloads rubber sheets from a farmer's pickup truck. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, unloads rubber sheets from a farmer's pickup truck. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  SUNG (left) and AUENG, laborers on a rubber plantation in Chonburi province of Thailand, wait to sell rubber from their farm at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand. Sung said that his income has been cut by more than half because of the crisis in the rubber industry and that he hasn't been able to find a supplemental job. He said he buys less food for his family. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis010.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND:  A tapped rubber tree on a plantation in Rayong, Thailand. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis007.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: LEK, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Rayong province of Thailand, "taps" a rubber tree to collect rubber. Trees are tapped during the night. Lek and his wife used to work together on the farm but she was laid off when prices plunged and now works in a food stall in town. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis006.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: LEK, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Rayong province of Thailand, "taps" a rubber tree to collect rubber. Trees are tapped during the night. Lek and his wife used to work together on the farm but she was laid off when prices plunged and now works in a food stall in town. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis004.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Workers at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, unload rubber sheets from a farmer's pickup truck. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND:     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, pulls rubber sheets off hangers after they were dried in a large smoker. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis035.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, hangs rubber sheets before putting them in a large smoker to dry after the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis032.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, hangs rubber sheets before putting them in a large smoker to dry after the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis028.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, hangs rubber sheets before putting them in a large smoker to dry after the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, hangs rubber sheets before putting them in a large smoker to dry after the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis026.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, washes rubber sheets purchased from area rubber farmers. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis024.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, stacks rubber sheets purchased from area farmers before the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis022.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: SUNG, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Chonburi province of Thailand, waits to sell rubber from his farm at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand. Sung said that his income has been cut by more than half because of the crisis in the rubber industry and that he hasn't been able to find a supplemental job. He said he buys less food for his family. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis016.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: SUNG, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Chonburi province of Thailand, waits to sell rubber from his farm at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand. Sung said that his income has been cut by more than half because of the crisis in the rubber industry and that he hasn't been able to find a supplemental job. He said he buys less food for his family. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis015.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, unloads rubber sheets from a farmer's pickup truck. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis011.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND:  A tapped rubber tree on a plantation in Rayong, Thailand. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis008.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: LEK, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Rayong province of Thailand, "taps" a rubber tree to collect rubber. Trees are tapped during the night. Lek and his wife used to work together on the farm but she was laid off when prices plunged and now works in a food stall in town. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis003.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: LEK, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Rayong province of Thailand, "taps" a rubber tree to collect rubber. Trees are tapped during the night. Lek and his wife used to work together on the farm but she was laid off when prices plunged and now works in a food stall in town. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Workers at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, unload rubber sheets from a farmer's pickup truck. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis038.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, pulls rubber sheets off hangers after they were dried in a large smoker. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis034.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, washes rubber sheets purchased from area rubber farmers. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, stacks rubber sheets purchased from area farmers before the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, washes rubber sheets purchased from area rubber farmers. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A warehouse worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, stacks rubber sheets bought from farmers in a warehouse at the cooperative. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis042.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Workers at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, unload rubber sheets from a farmer's pickup truck. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, hangs rubber sheets before putting them in a large smoker to dry after the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis031.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, hangs rubber sheets before putting them in a large smoker to dry after the sheets were washed. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis029.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BO THONG, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A worker at Bothong Rubber Fund Cooperative in Bo Thong, Chonburi, Thailand, unloads rubber sheets from a farmer's pickup truck. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis012.jpg
  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND:  Workers do quality control inspections on rubber parts made at a factory in Rayong province, Thailand. The factory started making finished products to try to get a better price for rubber. The workers used to work on area rubber farms but have had to look for new work because of the crisis in the Thai rubber industry. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2014 - CHUM SAENG, RAYONG, THAILAND: LEK, a laborer on a rubber plantation in Rayong province of Thailand, "taps" a rubber tree to collect rubber. Trees are tapped during the night. Lek and his wife used to work together on the farm but she was laid off when prices plunged and now works in a food stall in town. Thailand is the leading rubber exporter in the world. In the last two years, the price paid to rubber farmers has plunged from approximately 190 Baht per kilo (about $6.10 US) to 52 Baht per kilo (about $1.60 US). It costs about 65 Baht per kilo to produce rubber ($2.05 US). A rubber farmer in southern Thailand committed suicide over the weekend, allegedly because the low prices meant he couldn't provide for his family. Other rubber farmers have taken jobs in the construction trade or in Bangkok to provide for their families during the slump.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThaiRubberCrisis001.jpg
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