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

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

December 22, 2022

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 2 — A mother and child sell food in Hai Ba Trung district at night.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 3 — 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.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 4 — Their shift starts at midnight and lasts until 4 a.m. each day.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 5 — A worker is busy at night on Hang Khay street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 6 — 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.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 7 — A candy floss seller waits for customers amid dingy conditions.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 8 — Many street vendors are forced to close up early to go back home as business is too quiet due to the cold.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 9 — A cyclo driver patiently waits for customers at night.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 10 — Luck seems to smile at him when a foreign tourist takes a cyclo tour around the city to snap photos at night.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 11 — Some homeless people are forced to shelter next to buildings as they try to stay warm in their sleeping bags.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 12 — A homeless person shelters at a bus stop, which provides little respite from the cold weather.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 13 — A seller braves the weather to work at Quang An flower market in Tay Ho district at 2 a.m.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 14 — The cold weather forces a trader and a motorbike driver to wear extra layers whilst at work.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 15 — A worker makes a living at Yen So market.

hanoi s outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights picture 16 — Traders burn a fire to keep warm at Yen So market.

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