LIFE OF KAWAH IJEN SULPHUR MINER

• Photographer
  PRADEEP RAJA
• Prizes
  Gold in Editorial/Environmental

Kawah Ijen is a sulphur emitting volcano in Indonesia.sulphur miner are the local people of Banyuwangi,east java. working here is considered as world's most dangerous job.Miners are paid to collect the molten sulphur ,in order to collect them they have to work long time inside the poisonous smoke .Workers earn around Rp 50,000 - 75,000 ($5.50-$8.30) per day.the toughest part is carrying 80kg of sulphur from bottom to the top of volcano (3000m) where the path is too steep and often covered with poisonous gas .Many Miners don't have enough money to buy mask ,instead they wet some cloth and put them in mouth and breath through that cloth.