An Iranian
photographer has captured the desperate lives of South Asian labourers
who travel to Dubai in the hope of building a future for their families -
but find only squalor, low wages and backbreaking work in stifling
heat.
Farhad
Berahman's pictures were taken in Sonapur, the unofficial name for a
work camp on the outskirts of Dubai, located far away from the luxury,
soaring skyscrapers and vast wealth that the United Arab Emirates city
is renowned for.
'Sonapur'
- ironically, the name means 'City of Gold' in Hindi - is home to more
than 150,000 workers, mostly from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China.
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An Iranian photographer has captured
the harsh lives endured by the migrant workers building Dubai's
ever-growing skyline. Pictured is a huge dirty kitchen at the Sonapur
camp where many of them live. The gas pipelines were built by the
labourers and not subject to safety laws
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