Meki River delta, Ziway, Ethiopia, October 2013 Gima Dunamo, 18, working on this irrigated tomato plantation spraying insecticide with few health precautions.

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Meki River delta, Ziway, Ethiopia, October 2013 Gima Dunamo, 18, has been working on this irrigated tomato plantation for the last two months. Today he’s spraying insecticide, health precautions taken on the farm are minimal – he has no gloves or wellingtons to protect his skin from the chemicals.

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Location: Ethiopia
Photo credit: © Mike Goldwater / Alamy / Afripics
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