I Documented What It’s Like To Live In The Slums Of Jakarta (24 Pics)

What is it like to live along the railway tracks when every ten minutes a train passes by just a couple of meters from your home.

It is a very usual scene for people who are living beside the active railway tracks in slum areas of Indonesia’s rapid growing and overpopulated capital Jakarta.

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Jonathan Holding His One-Month-Old Daughter After Coming Back From His Work

He used to make a living by busking in the streets with his guitar, but now after baby was born he started to work at a construction company to make more money for his family. He is living in a small house besides the railway tracks.

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72points

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Evening In A Slum

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68points

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This Woman Makes A Living By Collecting Plastic And Recycling It

On a good days she can earn up to 5 euros a day. It is a very common way to make money of people who are living in a slum area.

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65points

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Woman Is Sitting Comfortably On The Railway Tracks While Train Is Passing By Just A Couple Of Meters Behind Her

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59points

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Kids Are Playing Next To Their House Beside The Active Railway Tracks. The Only Playground They Have

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56points

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Young Girl Drying Herself After Shower. There Are Very Few Facilities In The Slum, People Bath With Water That Comes From A Small Well Next To The Tracks

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54points

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People Lives In Small Shacks That They Built Themselves Or Rented From Someone. Rent Prices On Average Are Around 20 Euros Per Month For A Small Room

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53points

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Kids Are Playing With Fire On An Active Railway Tracks In A Slum Area Next To Jakarta Kota Train Station. It Is The Only Playground They Have

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52points

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Woman With Her Grandchildren In Their Little Room. 5 People Are Living In This Small Room

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50points

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Men Are Playing Chess Next To The Active Railway Tracks. Trains Pass By Approximately Every 10-20 Minutes

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48points

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People Collecting All Kind Of Goods From The Garbage Damp Next To The Slum Area

They use it to build or fix their homes. Also people can use a lot of recyclable material that they can sell it.

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43points

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Muslims Are Praying In The Mosque In One Of The Slums Of Jakarta

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41points

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Aris And His 13 Years Old Daughter In Their Home

Aris never went to school and he does not know how to read or write. It is very hard for him to find better job. His daughter just stopped going to school and now started to work at the local restaurant. She earns only 30 euros per month.

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40points

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Kids Are Playing With A Balloon While Sitting On The Active Railway Tracks In A Slum Area Next To Jakarta Kota Railway Station

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39points

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Small Alleys Of The Slum Area After Sunset

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37points

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Plastic Collector Aris. He Usually Starts Working At 3am And Walks Though Jakarta All Day Collecting. He Can Easily Walk 20-30 Kilometers A Day

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36points

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Transgender In Their House

Transgender are struggling to get accepted and have a rights in conservative Indonesian society. Most of them are living in a slum areas of Jakarta.

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36points

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Young Man Relaxing In His Small House

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36points

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Muslims Are Praying In The Mosque Besides The Railway Tracks

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31points

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Woman With One Leg Is Walking On The Active Railway Tracks In A Slum Area Next To Jakarta Kota Train Station

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30points

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Girl Is Playing Next To Her Home On The Active Railway Tracks In One Of The Slums Of Jakarta

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29points

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Women Sitting Comfortably On The Active Railway Tracks

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26points

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Father And Son Walking Along The Active Railway Tracks

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25points

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Family Is Watching The Train That Is Passing By Next To Their Home

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24points

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What do you think ?

Surya Amriza 6 years ago

I live on the South side of Jakarta, the pictures were probably the slums of the North side of Jakarta. The effort to relocate these people to a better place is on going. The City has a program to relocating slums inhabitant to many government subsidize flats on the outskirts of Jakarta. Hopefully the program could catch up the speed of Jakarta's urbanization. If the world know this, I hope it will encourage the city to do even more and to do it even quicker. Thanks Mr. Jankulskas for bringing this up and thanks Pandas for sharing it with the world.

Just a Purpler 6 years ago

I'm seeing a lot of people who think the solution is to just hand over the money of rich people to the poor people. This solution is so flawed on so many levels, so stop hating on the rich just because they don't live in this state. The solution here would be to educate them, and get them jobs. The problem with this world isn't that there's not enough money, it's that there aren't enough jobs. However it's hard to make more jobs for those who don't have access to good education. This isn't the sole fault of billionaires, so stop blaming them. Most of you reading the comments live in much better conditions than any of these people, so by your own reasoning, you'd be being selfish towards them too. The world isn't as simple as, give rich people money to poor people (that would only create laziness and then chaos). That thought just spreads negativity and hate.

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lenka 2 years ago

There are enough jobs. You will find that most of these people have some kind of work but are exploited and dont get paid a living wage. The teenage girl who had to stop school and earns 30 euros a month is a good example. Its not in the interests of the wealthy to invest in education because they loose the uneducated employees they can exploit. Employers get away with because they know they are desperate and cant to anything about it and line their own packets off the exploitation of others. What is very start is that often when abject poverty is present - so is extreme wealth. So yes... much of it is the fault of corrupt government officials and the wealthy business owners without moral responsibility.

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thetravelingteacher 6 years ago

I lived in Jakarta for several years and worked with a community living in the trash dump. I was always struck by the gleaming smiles of everyone I encountered, despite their circumstances.

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I Documented What It’s Like To Live In The Slums Of Jakarta (24 Pics)

Jonathan Holding His One-Month-Old Daughter After Coming Back From His Work

Evening In A Slum

This Woman Makes A Living By Collecting Plastic And Recycling It

Woman Is Sitting Comfortably On The Railway Tracks While Train Is Passing By Just A Couple Of Meters Behind Her

Kids Are Playing Next To Their House Beside The Active Railway Tracks. The Only Playground They Have

Young Girl Drying Herself After Shower. There Are Very Few Facilities In The Slum, People Bath With Water That Comes From A Small Well Next To The Tracks

People Lives In Small Shacks That They Built Themselves Or Rented From Someone. Rent Prices On Average Are Around 20 Euros Per Month For A Small Room

Kids Are Playing With Fire On An Active Railway Tracks In A Slum Area Next To Jakarta Kota Train Station. It Is The Only Playground They Have

Woman With Her Grandchildren In Their Little Room. 5 People Are Living In This Small Room

Men Are Playing Chess Next To The Active Railway Tracks. Trains Pass By Approximately Every 10-20 Minutes

People Collecting All Kind Of Goods From The Garbage Damp Next To The Slum Area

Muslims Are Praying In The Mosque In One Of The Slums Of Jakarta

Aris And His 13 Years Old Daughter In Their Home

Kids Are Playing With A Balloon While Sitting On The Active Railway Tracks In A Slum Area Next To Jakarta Kota Railway Station

Small Alleys Of The Slum Area After Sunset

Plastic Collector Aris. He Usually Starts Working At 3am And Walks Though Jakarta All Day Collecting. He Can Easily Walk 20-30 Kilometers A Day

Transgender In Their House

Young Man Relaxing In His Small House

Muslims Are Praying In The Mosque Besides The Railway Tracks

Woman With One Leg Is Walking On The Active Railway Tracks In A Slum Area Next To Jakarta Kota Train Station

Girl Is Playing Next To Her Home On The Active Railway Tracks In One Of The Slums Of Jakarta

Women Sitting Comfortably On The Active Railway Tracks

Father And Son Walking Along The Active Railway Tracks

Family Is Watching The Train That Is Passing By Next To Their Home

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