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Living on minimum wage

2013-08-30 10:24

By (Agencies)

Living on minimum wage

Jorge, 60, works at "La antigua Roma" pulqueria in downtown Mexico City July 3, 2013. Jorge, who suffers from advanced deafness, has worked as a barman at a pulqueria for eleven hours a day for over 30 years and earns eight dollars per day. Jorge's salary does not allow him to rent a house and he lives with the family of his wife on the outskirts of the city from where he travels for two hours to get to work. Pulque is a traditional alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey plant. Picture taken July 3, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]

Living on minimum wage

Jorge, 60, commutes to downtown Mexico City July 4, 2013. Jorge, who suffers from advanced deafness, has worked as a barman at a pulqueria for eleven hours a day for over 30 years and earns eight dollars per day. Jorge's salary does not allow him to rent a house and he lives with the family of his wife on the outskirts of the city from where he travels for two hours to get to work. Pulque is a traditional alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey plant. Picture taken July 4, 2013.[Photo/Agencies]

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