Yangiabad Uzbekistan A young woman harvests the 'white gold'

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Yangiabad Uzbekistan A young woman harvests the 'white gold'. Uzbekistan's principal export has been cotton since Soviet times Much of the back-breaking work is still done by hand and often by school children.

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Location: Yangiabad Uzbekistan
Photo credit: © Richard Wayman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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