Asia’s toughest jobs: The fire and brimstone miners of Ijen Crater
With its wickedly steaming cyan lake, pulsing exhausts of burning sulphur and jagged peaks, Ijen Crater in East Java is entirely otherworldly. Miners endure the … source
Asia’s toughest jobs: Quezon City’s ‘loving, caring’ jail officer
Working inside one of Asia’s most crowded prison is an unenviable task. But for David Jambalos, one of the oldest officers on duty at Quezon City jail, the job is…
Asia’s toughest jobs: The women helping build Cambodia
Construction workers are in demand in Cambodia as the country embarks on an ambitious building drive. Many of them are women, but they earn less than men doing similar work.…