"Labour"

#13229600

23 January 2026

In Zigong, Sichuan Province, China, on April 14, 2025, a man extracts salt from an ancient salt well in the city of Zigong, Sichuan, the cradle of one of the world's oldest salt industries. Using a manual or mechanical pumping system, brine is drawn from deep underground and then channeled into large vats where it is heated until evaporation. This know-how, refined over more than two millennia, shapes the region's economy and gastronomy. In Zigong, salt is far more than a seasoning; it is a unique cultural and technical heritage in China.

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#13229601

23 January 2026

In Zigong, Sichuan Province, China, on April 14, 2025, a man extracts salt from an ancient salt well in the city of Zigong, Sichuan, the cradle of one of the world's oldest salt industries. Using a manual or mechanical pumping system, brine is drawn from deep underground and then channeled into large vats where it is heated until evaporation. This know-how, refined over more than two millennia, shapes the region's economy and gastronomy. In Zigong, salt is far more than a seasoning; it is a unique cultural and technical heritage in China.

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#13229602

23 January 2026

In Zigong, Sichuan Province, China, on April 14, 2025, a man extracts salt from an ancient salt well in the city of Zigong, Sichuan, the cradle of one of the world's oldest salt industries. Using a manual or mechanical pumping system, brine is drawn from deep underground and then channeled into large vats where it is heated until evaporation. This know-how, refined over more than two millennia, shapes the region's economy and gastronomy. In Zigong, salt is far more than a seasoning; it is a unique cultural and technical heritage in China.

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#13229607

23 January 2026

A portrait of a farmer is taken in Shifuo, Sichuan Province, China, on April 16, 2025.

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#13229613

23 January 2026

In Shifuo, Sichuan Province, China, on April 16, 2025, a farmer harvests tomatoes.

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#13227708

22 January 2026

A laborer carries garlands of marigold flowers to supply at a wholesale flower market to be used for prayers and for decorating homes and pandals dedicated to Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, as they wait for customers on the eve of the festival of Vasant Panchami in Kolkata, India, on December 22, 2026.

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#13227894

22 January 2026

Labourers load sacks of lime goods onto supply trucks at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 22, 2026.

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#13227897

22 January 2026

Labourers load sacks of consumer goods onto supply trucks at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 22, 2026.

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#13227905

22 January 2026

Labourers load sacks of consumer goods onto supply trucks at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 22, 2026.

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#13227908

22 January 2026

Labourers load sacks of consumer goods onto supply trucks at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 22, 2026.

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#13227917

22 January 2026

Labourers load sacks of consumer goods onto supply trucks at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 22, 2026.

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#13227928

22 January 2026

Labourers load sacks of consumer goods onto supply trucks at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 22, 2026.

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#13227933

22 January 2026

Labourers load sacks of consumer goods onto supply trucks at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 22, 2026.

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#13227937

22 January 2026

Labourers load sacks of consumer goods onto supply trucks at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 22, 2026.

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#13227941

22 January 2026

Labourers load sacks of consumer goods onto supply trucks at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 22, 2026.

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#13227960

22 January 2026

Labourers load sacks of consumer goods onto supply trucks at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 22, 2026.

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