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  • A young girl plays near the mines after a hard day's labour in the open-pit coal mines of Dhanbad, Jharkhand on 12th March 2010. Even as India is seeing an economic growth rate of 8.8 per cent (2009/10), crushing poverty and malnutrition are harsh realities for millions of women and children. Many inequities are tied to the hindu caste system, gender and class. The mining children, like the rest of their families, have never been to school..Photo by Suzanne Lee.
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  • A family of farm labourers pick Fairtrade cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Although their family member also owns a farm, they work as labourers in other farms when there is nothing to do in their family farm. Each labourer gets paid 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Kamal, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. While his father also owns a farm, he works as a labourer in other farms when there is nothing to do in his father's farm. He earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Kamal, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. While his father also owns a farm, he works as a labourer in other farms when there is nothing to do in his father's farm. He earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Kamal, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. While his father also owns a farm, he works as a labourer in other farms when there is nothing to do in his father's farm. He earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Radhakrishnan, 19, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. While his father also owns a farm, he works as a labourer in other farms when there is nothing to do in his father's farm. He earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Kamal, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. While his father also owns a farm, he works as a labourer in other farms when there is nothing to do in his father's farm. He earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Radhakrishnan, 19, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. While his father also owns a farm, he works as a labourer in other farms when there is nothing to do in his father's farm. He earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Radhakrishnan, 19, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. While his father also owns a farm, he works as a labourer in other farms when there is nothing to do in his father's farm. He earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourers (L-R) Radhakrishnan, 19, Sapna Mandloi, 20, and Kamal, 20, pick cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Each labourer gets paid 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade Cotton Producer Narendra Patidar, 49, clutches a bunch of cotton in his farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Narendra employs 5 labourers at his farm and pays them 5 rupees per kilogram per worker while each worker can pick up to 40kg per day. He joined Fairtrade because he believes it's good for the community. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Sapna Mandloi, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. She earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Sapna Mandloi, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. She earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Sapna Mandloi, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. She earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Labourer Dharmendra Meda, 20, takes a rest in the mountain of raw Fairtrade cotton after unloading it from a truck at a ginning factory that is contracted by Pratibha in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Labourer Dharmendra Meda, 20, takes a rest in the mountain of raw Fairtrade cotton after unloading it from a truck at a ginning factory that is contracted by Pratibha in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, gets ready to pick cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, gets ready to pick cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, gets ready to pick cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade Cotton Producer Narendra Patidar, 49, clutches a bunch of cotton in his farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Narendra employs 5 labourers at his farm and pays them 5 rupees per kilogram per worker while each worker can pick up to 40kg per day. He joined Fairtrade because he believes it's good for the community. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade Cotton Producer Narendra Patidar, 49, clutches a bunch of cotton in his farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Narendra employs 5 labourers at his farm and pays them 5 rupees per kilogram per worker while each worker can pick up to 40kg per day. He joined Fairtrade because he believes it's good for the community. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade Cotton Producer Narendra Patidar, 49, clutches a bunch of cotton in his farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Narendra employs 5 labourers at his farm and pays them 5 rupees per kilogram per worker while each worker can pick up to 40kg per day. He joined Fairtrade because he believes it's good for the community. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Sapna Mandloi, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. She earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Sapna Mandloi, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. She earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Sapna Mandloi, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. She earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Parvat, 27, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Parvat gets paid 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Labourer Shyam Takre, 25, takes a rest in the mountain of raw Fairtrade cotton after unloading it from a truck at a ginning factory that is contracted by Pratibha in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Labourer Ramkishan Paliwal, 21, takes a rest in the mountain of raw Fairtrade cotton after unloading it from a truck at a ginning factory that is contracted by Pratibha in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Labourer Narain Charan, 21, takes a rest in the mountain of raw Fairtrade cotton after unloading it from a truck at a ginning factory that is contracted by Pratibha in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
    20141113-Fairtrade-Khargone-2511.jpg
  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, gets ready to pick cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, gets ready to pick cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, gets ready to pick cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A young girl hacks and pries at the coal walls at the open-pit coalmines of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India. Sent out to work in hazardous working conditions at extremely young ages, young children work as hard labourers for less than a dollar a day in the coalmines of Dhanbad, the richest coal reserve of India.
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  • Fairtrade Cotton Producer Narendra Patidar, 49, clutches a bunch of cotton in his farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Narendra employs 5 labourers at his farm and pays them 5 rupees per kilogram per worker while each worker can pick up to 40kg per day. He joined Fairtrade because he believes it's good for the community. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
    20141112-Fairtrade-Khargone-1754.jpg
  • Fairtrade cotton farm labourer Sapna Mandloi, 20, picks cotton in Narendra Patidar's farm in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. She earns 5 rupees per kilogram and can pick up to 40kg per day. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A loading labourer holds a handful of raw Fairtrade cotton after unloading it from a truck at a ginning factory that is contracted by Pratibha in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Labourer Shyam Takre, 25, takes a rest in the mountain of raw Fairtrade cotton after unloading it from a truck at a ginning factory that is contracted by Pratibha in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade cotton farmer Sugna Jat, 30, picks cotton together with her husband, Nandaram Jat, 40, in their farm in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Sugna and Nandaram do the farming together and hire labourers at a fair wage when they need to. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
    SLee20090227-Lucknow-0099.JPG
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
    SLee20090227-Lucknow-0094.JPG
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
    SLee20090227-Lucknow-0065.JPG
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
    SLee20090227-Lucknow-0063.JPG
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
    SLee20090227-Lucknow-0062.JPG
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
    SLee20090227-Lucknow-0181.JPG
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
    SLee20090227-Lucknow-0070.JPG
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India, February 2009 : Mayawati, U.P.'s Chief Minister for the 4th time in a row, is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "Untouchables" who provide an important base for her after centuries of oppression by the Hindu upper castes. But more than that, she is known nation wide as an extremely corrupt, extortionist, untrustworthy, politician who governs with an iron fist and strikes fear in all under her rule. Seen here are massive construction works ordered by Mayawati, but what they are building are hundreds of statues of herself (some even with a clearly marked Versace handbag) and her mentor besides a few other Dalit leaders. There are hundreds of these structures under construction in U.P., which could end up costing $250 million dollars of public money.
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  • Phobsuk 'Dang' Gasing, a domestic worker union leader and worker's rights activist in Hong Kong talks on the phone in her Thai Migrant Worker's Union (TWMU) office in Kowloon City, Hong Kong SAR on March 3rd, 2019. Dang is also the chairperson for the Federation of Asian Migrant Workers' Union (FADWU) and a member of the International Domestic Workers' Federation (IDWF). <br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Open Society Foundations
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  • Fairtrade personnel inspect tests being done on textiles in the testing lab at the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Students march back to class after morning assembly in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. This school was built using the Fairtrade Premium funds of the Fairtrade cotton farmers and producers in Karhi village of Khargone. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A fleet of school busses that was bought using Fairtrade Premiums that was given to the Fairtrade Cotton Farmers are parked in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar Karhi school compound in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
    20141112-Fairtrade-Khargone-1312.jpg
  • Adarsh Patidar, aged 15, poses for a portrait in Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Adarsh, the son of a Fairtrade Cotton Producer, wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a cotton farmer. The school was built using the Fairtrade Premium of the Fairtrade Cotton Producers. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
    20141112-Fairtrade-Khargone-1171.jpg
  • Ankit Bamaniya, aged 5, studies English in class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. The son of a cotton farmer, Ankit wants to be a Doctor when he grows up, so that he can help everyone in need. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
    20141112-Fairtrade-Khargone-0982.jpg
  • Children from ages 4 to 16 line up for morning assembly in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. This school was built using the Fairtrade Premium funds of the Fairtrade cotton farmers and producers in Karhi village of Khargone. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Stitching teacher Kavita Yadav (centre), 34, who is hired using the Fairtrade Premiums to teach women sewing, poses for a portrait with her students in Maheshwar, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 13 November 2014. Kavita travels to a different village every few weeks to conduct the stitching course that is free for women, as she is funded using the Fairtrade Premiums from Fairtrade cotton farmers. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Phobsuk 'Dang' Gasing, a domestic worker union leader and worker's rights activist in Hong Kong looks through a document in her Thai Migrant Worker's Union (TWMU) office in Kowloon City, Hong Kong SAR on March 3rd, 2019. Dang is also the chairperson for the Federation of Asian Migrant Workers' Union (FADWU) and a member of the International Domestic Workers' Federation (IDWF). <br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Open Society Foundations
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  • Phobsuk 'Dang' Gasing, a domestic worker union leader and worker's rights activist in Hong Kong talks on the phone in her Thai Migrant Worker's Union (TWMU) office in Kowloon City, Hong Kong SAR on March 3rd, 2019. Dang is also the chairperson for the Federation of Asian Migrant Workers' Union (FADWU) and a member of the International Domestic Workers' Federation (IDWF). <br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Open Society Foundations
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  • Phobsuk 'Dang' Gasing, a domestic worker union leader and worker's rights activist in Hong Kong stands in her Thai Migrant Worker's Union (TWMU) office in Kowloon City, Hong Kong SAR on March 3rd, 2019. Dang is also the chairperson for the Federation of Asian Migrant Workers' Union (FADWU) and a member of the International Domestic Workers' Federation (IDWF). <br />
Photo by Suzanne Lee/PANOS for Open Society Foundations
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  • Workers test textiles in the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers working on textiles in the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Raw cotton in the Blow Room of the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • A worker walks past raw cotton stacks in the Raw Material Godown of the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers sew clothes in the Pratibha vertically integrated garment unit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India on 11 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Workers unload raw Fairtrade cotton from a truck at a ginning factory that is contracted by Pratibha in Karhi, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Fairtrade Cotton Farmer Leaders during the presentation that was given by Fairtrade personnel from India and Switzerland in Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
    20141112-Fairtrade-Khargone-1301.jpg
  • Adarsh Patidar, aged 15, poses for a portrait in Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Adarsh, the son of a Fairtrade Cotton Producer, wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a cotton farmer. The school was built using the Fairtrade Premium of the Fairtrade Cotton Producers. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
    20141112-Fairtrade-Khargone-1169.jpg
  • Three female students (L-R: Mayuri Rathore, 12; Antim Sharma, 11; and Shivani Patidar, 11) share a computer during the Computer Class in Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. The school was built using the Fairtrade Premium of the Fairtrade Cotton Producers. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Mamta Patidar, aged 24, marks work from her class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Mamta teaches Hindi General Knowledge. Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on school fees because the school was built using the Fairtrade Premium. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
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  • Varsha Karma, aged 28, stands for a portrait in her class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Varsha teaches a variety of subjects to her 5 year-old students. Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on school fees because the school was built using the Fairtrade Premium. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
    20141112-Fairtrade-Khargone-1015.jpg
  • Varsha Karma, aged 28, teaches her class in the Vasudha Vidya Vihar school in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, India on 12 November 2014. Varsha teaches a variety of subjects to her 5 year-old students. Fairtrade farmers get a 5% discount on school fees because the school was built using the Fairtrade Premium. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Fairtrade
    20141112-Fairtrade-Khargone-0964.jpg
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