A woman's work is never done

Women in the slums have the toughest job in the family. It's the woman who is responsible for the children, cooking, washing and earning money for the family. You often see the poorest women, those who migrate to the cities from rural areas, doing hard labor like digging ditches alongside the men. In this photo, washing is done the old fashioned way using brute force. It's surprising that even though the slums are dirty, dusty and down right filthy, people including the children tend to look clean and neat.