Untouchables of Asia - Sewage cleaner

Jakob Carlsen

Freelance

36-year old Vilas Goekwad is sewageworker in Bombay, India. He is lowered down into the pipe to clean it with his bare hands. His feets and legs are bare and he doesn´t wear any protectiongear. Cleaning sewers is a job for untouchables only.

Jakob Carlsen, "Untouchables of Asia - Sewage cleaner," in POYi Archive, Item #43127, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/43127 (accessed November 22, 2024).