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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work cleaning storm sewers in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work cleaning storm sewers in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia066.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia064.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia063.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia062.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a street cleaner in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. He said he is paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia071.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a street cleaner in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. He said he is paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar rides his motorcycle home after a day of picking up empty plastic bottles on the side of Malaysian highways. He said he makes about 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit a month (about $270 US). He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia074.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar rides his motorcycle home after a day of picking up empty plastic bottles on the side of Malaysian highways. He said he makes about 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit a month (about $270 US). He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia073.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar rides his motorcycle home after a day of picking up empty plastic bottles on the side of Malaysian highways. He said he makes about 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit a month (about $270 US). He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia072.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: The sugar cane harvest and work in the St. Mary Sugar Co-op Mill near Franklin, Louisiana during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers. More than 460,000 acres of land are cultivated in sugar cane in Louisiana and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: The sugar cane harvest and work in the St. Mary Sugar Co-op Mill near Franklin, Louisiana during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers. More than 460,000 acres of land are cultivated in sugar cane in Louisiana and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: Sugar cane ready to be cut in the fields. The sugar cane harvest and work in the St. Mary Sugar Co-op Mill near Franklin, Louisiana during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers. More than 460,000 acres of land are cultivated in sugar cane in Louisiana and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer and his son work climb into a tractor to till a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer and his son work on his tiller in a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer and his son work climb into a tractor to till a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer and his son work on his tiller in a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    FarmFieldPrep004.jpg
  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer and his son work on his tiller in a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    FarmFieldPrep003.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: LEROY HATCHERSON, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane farm, repairs a cane loader working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: LEROY HATCHERSON, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SugarCaneHarvest055.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: LEROY HATCHERSON, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SugarCaneHarvest054.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: LEROY HATCHERSON, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SugarCaneHarvest053.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: LEROY HATCHERSON, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SugarCaneHarvest052.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: LEROY HATCHERSON, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SugarCaneHarvest051.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: LEROY HATCHERSON, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: ROGER GABRIEL, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane farm, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: ROGER GABRIEL, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane farm, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: ROGER GABRIEL, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane farm, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: LEROY HATCHERSON, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: LEROY HATCHERSON, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: ROGER GABRIEL, a worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane farm, stacks cut cane while working the cane harvest during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer tills a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer tills a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer tills a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer tills a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer tills a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer tills a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer tills a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer tills a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer tills a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer tills a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A farmer jumps off his tiller while his son watches when he was tilling in a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA:  A farmer and his son walk to their tiller while he was tilling a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  Laborers work on a construction site for a series of reservoirs and dams along Highway 13 north of Luang Prabang, Laos. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  Laborers work on a construction site for a series of reservoirs and dams along Highway 13 north of Luang Prabang, Laos. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  Laborers work on a construction site for a series of reservoirs and dams along Highway 13 north of Luang Prabang, Laos. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  Laborers work on a construction site for a series of reservoirs and dams along Highway 13 north of Luang Prabang, Laos. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  Laborers work on a construction site for a series of reservoirs and dams along Highway 13 north of Luang Prabang, Laos. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA:  Workers on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane farm, right an overturned cane wagon during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: The sugar cane harvest near Franklin, Louisiana during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers. More than 460,000 acres of land are cultivated in sugar cane in Louisiana and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: The sugar cane harvest near Franklin, Louisiana during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers. More than 460,000 acres of land are cultivated in sugar cane in Louisiana and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: The sugar cane harvest near Franklin, Louisiana during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers. More than 460,000 acres of land are cultivated in sugar cane in Louisiana and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: The sugar cane harvest near Franklin, Louisiana during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers. More than 460,000 acres of land are cultivated in sugar cane in Louisiana and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: A worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane farm burns a field after the cane was cut from the field during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. The fields are burned to remove the shuck and trash left from the cane cutting. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: A worker on Jesse Breaux' sugar cane farm burns a field after the cane was cut from the field during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. The fields are burned to remove the shuck and trash left from the cane cutting. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Statewide, more than 460,000 acres of land is cultivated with sugar cane and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry in Louisiana. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2005 - FRANKLIN, LA: The sugar cane harvest near Franklin, Louisiana during the 2005 sugar cane harvest. Louisiana is one of the leading sugar cane producing states in the US and the economy in southern Louisiana, especially St. Mary and Iberia Parishes, is built around the cultivation of sugar. Sugar growers in the area are concerned that trade officials will eliminate sugar price supports during upcoming trade talks for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They say elimination of price supports will devastate sugar growers in the US and the local economies of sugar growing areas. They also say it will ultimately lead to higher sugar prices for US consumers. More than 460,000 acres of land are cultivated in sugar cane in Louisiana and more than 27,000 people work in the sugar industry.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - BOUTON, IOWA: A spreader applies fertilizer to a field near Bouton. Iowa farmers are prepping their fields for the 2020 season. The relatively mild winter and dry spring has allowed farmers to get into their fields 1 - 2 weeks earlier than last year. Farmers and agricultural workers are considered "essential" workers in Iowa and not subjected to the coronavirus restrictions nonessential workers are. Farmers usually work by themselves, and social distancing guidelines have not impacted them as much as it has workers in Iowa's cities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a truck mechanic, works on the brakes of a delivery truck in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a truck mechanic, works on the brakes of a delivery truck in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  Salt works in Boten, Laos, sit in the middle of a construction site that will soon be a parking lot for cars from China. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee working at a car wash in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia078.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS: Charcoal stacked up in front of salt workshops in Boten, Laos. The fires that boil the brine are charcoal fueled. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BotenSaltWorks013.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  Pieces of salt that are still drying in a salt factory in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BotenSaltWorks011.jpg
  • jku092303009 - 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Members of Santo Ariel Loria Pacheco's fishing crew off load his catch from a day of fishing after tying up in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Sept 9, 2003. Pacheco's father is a retired fisherman who also worked in the tourist industry before he was forced to retire for health reasons. The sons still fish from open boats in the waters off Cancun while their mother prepares take out meals for neighbors in their home. The family has lived in the region for years, since before Cancun was Cancun and was a small fishing community called Puerto Juarez. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ  economy  labour  food    poverty  culture
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  • 12 MARCH 2007 -- PHOENIX, AZ: GIOVANY ESPINOZA LOPEZ works in a pile of recyclable paper products at the new recycling center in the city of Phoenix, AZ. The center opened in February 2007 and is the most modern recyclables processing center in the US. The center is operated by Hudson Baylor Corporation and processes about 1000 tonnes of recyclables a week.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  A worker in a salt workshop shovel water out of a pan of boiling brine in a salt workshop in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  A worker in a salt workshop shovel water out of a pan of boiling brine in a salt workshop in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  A man shovels salt into a basket in a salt factory in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  Baskets of salt in a salt factory in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  Salt on a shovel in a pan of boiling brine in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  A woman scrapes salt out of a pan of brine at a salt factory in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  A woman scrapes salt out of a pan of brine at a salt factory in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BotenSaltWorks007.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS: A woman scrapes salt out of a pan of brine at a salt factory in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BotenSaltWorks005.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  A woman scrapes salt out of a pan of brine at a salt factory in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BotenSaltWorks006.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  A worker piles up salt in a workshop in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS: A woman scrapes salt out of a pan of brine at a salt factory in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BotenSaltWorks002.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2013 - BOTEN, LUANG NAMTHA, LAOS:  A worker checks a tray of boiling brine in a salt workshop in Boten, Laos. Salt in Boten is made by boiling briny water and collecting the salt that is left behind. The salt wells in Boten, Laos, just south of the Chinese border, have brought a measure of fame to the area for centuries. French forces asserted French dominance over the region in 1894 to control the salt trade. Some of the salt works face an uncertain future because of economic development from China. The area is being developed into a huge parking lot to accommodate truck and tourist traffic into and out of China.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BotenSaltWorks003.jpg
  • jku092303008 - 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Santo Ariel Loria Pacheco, RIGHT, waits while a buyer weighs lobsters Pacheco caught while fishing in his open fishing boat after tying up in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, after a day of fishing, Sept 9, 2003. Pacheco's father is a retired fisherman who also worked in the tourist industry before he was forced to retire for health reasons. The sons still fish from open boats in the waters off Cancun while their mother prepares take out meals for neighbors in their home. The family has lived in the region for years, since before Cancun was Cancun and was a small fishing community called Puerto Juarez. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ  economy  labour  food    poverty  culture
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  • jku092303007 - 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Santo Ariel Loria Pacheco (CENTER BLUE SHIRT) sorts fresh in a ice house after a day of fishing in the waters off Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Sept 9, 2003. Pacheco's father is a retired fisherman who also worked in the tourist industry before he was forced to retire for health reasons. The sons still fish from open boats in the waters off Cancun while their mother prepares take out meals for neighbors in their home. The family has lived in the region for years, since before Cancun was Cancun and was a small fishing community called Puerto Juarez.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ  economy  labour  food    poverty  culture
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Santo Ariel Loria Pacheco sorts fresh caught fish in his open fishing boat after tying up in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, after a day of fishing, Sept 9, 2003. Pacheco's father is a retired fisherman who also worked in the tourist industry before he was forced to retire for health reasons. The sons still fish from open boats in the waters off Cancun while their mother prepares take out meals for neighbors in their home. The family has lived in the region for years, since before Cancun was Cancun and was a small fishing community called Puerto Juarez. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ  economy  labour  food    poverty  culture
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Santo Ariel Loria Pacheco, RIGHT, brings his open fishing boat into Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, after a day of fishing, Sept 9, 2003. Pacheco's father is a retired fisherman who also worked in the tourist industry before he was forced to retire for health reasons. The sons still fish from open boats in the waters off Cancun while their mother prepares take out meals for neighbors in their home. The family has lived in the region for years, since before Cancun was Cancun and was a small fishing community called Puerto Juarez. The high rise hotels of Cancun are in the background. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ  economy  labour  food    poverty  culture
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2003 - CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: Santo Ariel Loria Pacheco, CENTER IN BLUE SHIRT, and his crew bring his open fishing boat into Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, after a day of fishing, Sept 9, 2003. Pacheco's father is a retired fisherman who also worked in the tourist industry before he was forced to retire for health reasons. The sons still fish from open boats in the waters off Cancun while their mother prepares take out meals for neighbors in their home. The family has lived in the region for years, since before Cancun was Cancun and was a small fishing community called Puerto Juarez. The high rise hotels of Cancun are in the background. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ  economy  labour  food    poverty  culture
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  • 12 MARCH 2007 -- PHOENIX, AZ: GIOVANY ESPINOZA LOPEZ works in a pile of recyclable paper products at the new recycling center in the city of Phoenix, AZ. The center opened in February 2007 and is the most modern recyclables processing center in the US. The center is operated by Hudson Baylor Corporation and processes about 1000 tonnes of recyclables a week.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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