Hanoi's outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights

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A mother and child sell food in Hai Ba Trung district at night.
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The heavy burden of earning a living falls on the poor workers’ shoulders every night. The colder it is, the harder their tasks are. A group of labourers work hard at night as they try to finish on schedule ahead of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.
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Their shift starts at midnight and lasts until 4 a.m. each day.
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A worker is busy at night on Hang Khay street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.
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Poorer street sellers must make money whenever they can, forcing them to stay out in the freezing weather so that they can make ends meet.
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A candy floss seller waits for customers amid dingy conditions.
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Many street vendors are forced to close up early to go back home as business is too quiet due to the cold.
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A cyclo driver patiently waits for customers at night.
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Luck seems to smile at him when a foreign tourist takes a cyclo tour around the city to snap photos at night.
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Some homeless people are forced to shelter next to buildings as they try to stay warm in their sleeping bags.
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A homeless person shelters at a bus stop, which provides little respite from the cold weather.
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A seller braves the weather to work at Quang An flower market in Tay Ho district at 2 a.m.
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The cold weather forces a trader and a motorbike driver to wear extra layers whilst at work.
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A worker makes a living at Yen So market.
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Traders burn a fire to keep warm at Yen So market.

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