Singapore International Photography Festival

• Country: China
• Title: Hemp Plantation, Hainan Island

Under the blazing hot sun, workers toil away in a hemp plantation measuring 13,000sq. ft. The hemp plantation is one of the most lucrative produce from Hainan Island which feeds demands from Korea and Thailand. The livelihood of 1000 workers depend on this plantation. They work in the different stages of hemp production such as harvesting, transporting to factories, processing the hemp for common items such as gunny sacks. Close to 500 workers are from Sichuan province.