Labor in Agriculture and Mining

Workers involved in agricultural and mining processes, highlighting labor-intensive tasks such as winnowing, gold digging, and harvesting, set in natural landscapes.

Seeding beans after harvest in Lobogo, Benin

Gold mining in northeastern Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo

farmer winnowing, Jabalpur, Madhya pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

gold dust worker Gold dust collected by gold digger Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 11158003

Ashuganj, Bangladesh - 24 December 2020: View of laborers toiling in the golden fields, carrying heavy sacks under the warm sun, a testament to their enduring spirit.

Seeding beans after harvest in Lobogo, Benin

Charcoal makers selling charcoal on the side of the road, Zambia, Africa

Workshop where peanuts are transformed into klui klui sticks in central Benin.

Horticulture female worker watering plantation at the nursery, Masindi, Uganda

Rice (Oryza sativa) crop being threshed by hand, Madagascar

International food aid is offloaded from trucks shortly after its arrival in Haiti. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. May 18, 1994, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Burma, Arakan, women at a rice mill

A woman in the process of drying fish in Bheemunipatnam near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, South India, India, Asia

Minjibir, Nigeria - 27 May 2025: View of a weaver, back turned, amidst the textured earth and sun-drenched landscape of Gidan Gabas village, crafting threads into vibrant patterns.

AGRICULTURE, BURKINA FASO. Silmiougou Village. Grain harvest. .

Workers are busy processing dried fish at the Lama Kazi area of Sylhet. Every year, when the winter season comes, the small species of fish caught in the local river canal, Bilhaor, are bought at wholesale rates, dried, and sold to wholesalers in different parts of the country, with an estimated value of hundreds of crores of Taka. Around 70 businessmen build lofts in certain places to dry goods. 1500 to 2000 people are involved in the work of drying goods. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Peanut Farmers. Bagan. Myanmar.

Rice farming, Bignola, Casamance, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Worker on tobacco plantation, Punta Rucia, tobacco processing, tobacco, tobacco harvest, Dominican Republic, Central America

Plastic buckets and truck parts are used to prospect for gold.; Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa.

Villager making palm oil in Dokoue, Benin

A worker is reusing scrap metal in Bamako, the capital and largest city of Mali.

Worker sorting organic rice produced in Agoutome, Benin.

Villagers making palm oil in Dokoue, Benin

Tonga Man. Repairing palisade fish trap. Kosi Bay. KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa.

Labourers are working at a brick factory on May Day. May 1st is known as International Workers Day, and celebrated in over 80 countries across the world. Agartala. Trupura, India.

Konso man weaving cloth on his loom; Karat-Konso, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia

AGRICULTURE, INDIA. Andhra Pradesh, Rishi Valley. Sugar cane harvest. .

Farmer watering crops, Togo,06/08/2009

West African gold miners working on an artisanal gold mining site in Sadiola (north-west Mali). Gold attracts many young people from the region (Ghana, Guinea, Burkina-Faso, Senegal ..) to its mining sites where gold panners use rudimentary means for its exploitation. (Photo by: Amadou Keita/Afrikimages Agency/UIG)

Villager making palm oil in Dokoue, Benin

Minjibir, Nigeria - 27 May 2025: View of a man meticulously working on pipes in Gidan Gabas village, the stark lines cutting through the sandy ground under the bright sun.

Boy draws water from a well on an industrial site, Lome, Togo, 15.06.2021., Lome, Togo, Africa

MALI, SEGOU, PRODUCTION OF TRADITIONAL BAMBARA BOGOLAM MUD CLOTH, FABRIC BEING DYED

Worker feeds chickens in chicken coop on a farm in Djidje, Benin during the day

The Medina Leather Tannery in Fes, Morocco

WINNOWING WHEAT - INDIA. Baaseli village, Rajasthan State. .

Woman weeding maize plot using hoe, Kenya, Africa

Smithy in Bohicon, Benin. Child workers.

Sorghum (Sorghum sp.) crop, farmer threshing seedheads to collect grain, Rwanda

Villagers making palm oil in Dokoue, Benin

Worker in a workshop in Bukavu, Congo

Workers hoeing field, Kabale, Uganda, Africa

Bright-blue scales used for weighing corn bought from farmers at the weekly market at Andranovory.

Abakundakawa coffee grower's cooperative, Minazi coffee washing station, Gakenke district, Rwanda.

Ethiopia, Assale, Afar Region. A salt miner cuts slabs of salt into regulation blocks called XXX©. He will earn 4 birr per block (US cents 20) toiling in the intense heat of a place which has been dubbed the hottest on earth.

Male and female workers are breaking LC stones with a crusher machine in Bholaganj area, known as the 'Stone State' of Sylhet Companyganj Upazila. These workers whose health is at risk, earn 500-600 taka at the end of the day. Around 2000 workers are employed in more than two hundred crusher machines, and stones worth 3-5 crore rupees are broken every day. Sylhet-Bangladesh.

Worker sorting organic rice produced in Agoutome, Benin.

Nepal, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur. Women sifting wheat in Bhaktapur.

Man dyeing clothes with Indigo, Dyeing pits, Kano, Kano state, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa

Villagers making palm oil in Dokoue, Benin

Rice (Oryza sativa) crop, family filling bags with harvested grain, Rwanda

Water facility in Rajouli, Nawada, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Africa, Senegal, Dakar. The Pink Lake of Retba. Salt harvesting along the briny lake shore. Workers sorting salt in piles by color and grade.

Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River area, Village of Kopar. Local man along the riverfront chopping sago palm wood into pulp to be processed into a starchy food source. (Large format sizes available)

Small farmer puts on a second application of urea to his maize crop in Ibbi, Nigeria

A woman winnowing Puffed popped rice, weekly periodical market at Perundurai near Erode, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Pemba Island, Chake Chake. Men unloading bags of concrete on street.

Kenya: Homa Bay, Nyauu DDCU, TechnoServe project using animal draft power for farming, two men pumping water from well. (Editorial Usage Only)

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Women, reeds, work. undated

Man fetching water from well, Tori, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Farm in Djidje, Benin. Chicken coop.

Gold mining in the territory area of Golden_crowned Sifaka, Daraina, Northern Madagascar, Africa

Dry meat, sliced goat skulls spread out in the sun to dry, market, Niamey, Niger, Africa

Worker packing the dired coconuts copras in an oil extracting factory at Vellakoil vellakovil Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Labourers are working at a brick factory on May Day. May 1st is known as International Workers Day, and celebrated in over 80 countries across the world. Agartala. Trupura, India.

Villager making palm oil in Dokoue, Benin

Washing fabric in a bleaching pool, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Worker carrying jute bag containing food grains on his head at Harsud Mandi food-grains market in Bhopal Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Women are working in turmeric Haldi factory in Sangli Market, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

A man making eco-friendly bamboo strips basket, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Loading of livestock food by members of a dairy farmers' cooperative in Northern Senegal.

Modernised cotton mill in Ahmedabad, the Manchester of the East, Gujarat, India, Asia

Mechanized Threshing Rice Cambodia

Vaccinating poultry. Near Howick. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa

Asli Maidi Warehouse, about 100 tons of incense are stored here, Asli Maidi maintains several warehouses in Burao, Burao, Somaliland

WEAVING CENTRE, IVORY COAST. Waraniene. Artisan weaving centre. .

Females in Abuja are struggling and making strides in a local cassava processing factory under difficult conditions to produce flour as they wash out chaff from fermented cassava. In the face of economic uncertainties, these young girls and women are navigating various challenges to empower themselves, provide jobs for others and sustain livelihoods. Most of the women here are breadwinners, and they fend for their families. Nigeria.

Females in Abuja are struggling and making strides in a local cassava processing factory under difficult conditions to produce flour as they wash out chaff from fermented cassava. In the face of economic uncertainties, these young girls and women are navigating various challenges to empower themselves, provide jobs for others and sustain livelihoods. Most of the women here are breadwinners, and they fend for their families. Nigeria.

Madagascar, Berenty, Sisal Production, Agave Plant Fibers Being Dried In Sunshine

AGRICULTURE, BURKINA FASO. Silmiougou Village. Maize, sorghum and millet are stored in special huts in the village. Grain storage. .

Men in Bangladesh cutting logs. Trees have been cut for the usage of wood to manufacture furniture. Tree felling has been going on for a long time. A recent study by the Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) has revealed that Dhaka only has 7.09 per cent green space and 2.9 percent of wetlands. Bangladesh.

Narayanganj, Bangladesh - 11 October 2024: View of a young boy smiling, carrying bricks overhead amidst a vast brickyard, with smoke rising from distant chimneys.

Abakundakawa coffee grower's cooperative, Minazi coffee washing station, Gakenke district, Rwanda

transportation of tea bags from factory, tamil nadu, india Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

A fisherwoman dries fish at Worli village in Bombay now Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India

a field worker harvests sugar cane in a field near bias city, negros oriental, philippines

Workshop where peanuts are transformed into klui klui sticks in central Benin.

Workers sorting dry grapes in dry grapes factory at Sangli, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Abakundakawa coffee grower's cooperative, Minazi coffee washing station, Gakenke district, Rwanda

Close view of a basket weaver at work; Sea Islands, Georgia, United States of America

Worker sorting organic rice produced in Agoutome, Benin.

Groundnut drying on road near Gangaikondacholapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Abakundakawa coffee grower's cooperative, Minazi coffee washing station, Gakenke district, Rwanda.

Kenya, Agriculture, Line Of Men And Women Digging Irrigation Channel.

Kenya, No Water No Life Mara River Expedition, workers at timber mill in Elburgon, at edge of Mau Forest

Cork Oak (Quercus suber) bark being stacked and loaded onto trucks for transporting to the factories, San Vicente de Alcantara, Extremadura, Spain

Malawi, Blantyre, Bvumbwe Young Offenders Rehabilitation Centre in Thyolo district where young offenders, convicted and remanded live. Congestion is a common problem in Malawians prisons. This cell has 60 offenders instead of the recommended 35.

Ghana, West, Farming, Workers Sorting Through Cocoa Beans Spread Out To Dry.

MARKET,BURKINA FASO, West African Yantage Province, Kulsaka village. Weaving bands of cloth for sale in the market. .

EROSION CONTROL, BURKINA FASO. Yatenga Province,Kalsaka village. Building stone lines to prevent erosion. The lines slow down rain running off the land, giving it time to soak in and nourish rood crops. The lines, like very low dykes, slow down rain runningoff the land, and dam it back uphill, giving it time to sak in and nourish root crops. The stones have to be aligned exactly along the level contour, by means of a cheap housepipe level. The lines increase crop yields by 50% on average, much m

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