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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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#1
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.
Final score:
72points
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#2
Evening In A Slum
Final score:
68points
#3
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.
Final score:
65points
Alex Craig 6 years ago
I want to acknowledge these photos yet it seems a crass to like these photos. They are raw and ugly but so important to highlight the chronic unbalance between rich and poor. So I like them in acknowledgment of the power of what they are showing.
#4
Woman Is Sitting Comfortably On The Railway Tracks While Train Is Passing By Just A Couple Of Meters Behind Her
Final score:
59points
#5
Kids Are Playing Next To Their House Beside The Active Railway Tracks. The Only Playground They Have
Final score:
56points
Ladon Hopkins 2 years ago
This photo brings me joy. Look at the innocence in their smiles. They are happy no matter what the circumstances are. Powerful!
#6
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
Final score:
54points
#7
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
Final score:
53points
Karen Chaddock 6 years ago
It's amazing to see such a beautiful smile as this woman has, despite their tragic living conditions.
#8
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
Final score:
52points
Agnes Jekyll 6 years ago
So dangerous. My goodness--the lights of those trains in the distance look so menacing.
#9
Woman With Her Grandchildren In Their Little Room. 5 People Are Living In This Small Room
Final score:
50points
Sandra DeRosia 2 years ago
But one thing is universal no matter your situation grandchildren equal happiness
#10
Men Are Playing Chess Next To The Active Railway Tracks. Trains Pass By Approximately Every 10-20 Minutes
Final score:
48points
#11
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.
Final score:
43points
#12
Muslims Are Praying In The Mosque In One Of The Slums Of Jakarta
Final score:
41points
#13
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.
Final score:
40points
#14
Kids Are Playing With A Balloon While Sitting On The Active Railway Tracks In A Slum Area Next To Jakarta Kota Railway Station
Final score:
39points
#16
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
Final score:
36points
Taryn Wallace 6 years ago
I will say now I don't know a whole lot about the culture or the economy of Indonesia however I will say that seeing someone trying to make it in life and then pointing out the stuff he "should" do is kind of crappy to me. I'm going to say there probably isn't a lot of education about tobacco in his country and as for the tattoos for all you know they were free. Also you don't know if he is actually smoking tobacco or some weed he found on the side of the road. I just hate how we find it so easy to judge other people for what they are doing wrong instead of giving them a little credit for trying
#17
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.
Final score:
36points
#18
Young Man Relaxing In His Small House
Final score:
36points
#19
Muslims Are Praying In The Mosque Besides The Railway Tracks
Final score:
31points
#20
Woman With One Leg Is Walking On The Active Railway Tracks In A Slum Area Next To Jakarta Kota Train Station
Final score:
30points
#21
Girl Is Playing Next To Her Home On The Active Railway Tracks In One Of The Slums Of Jakarta
Final score:
29points
Giulia Betke 6 years ago
i love the contrast between the bright bink of her dress and grey surrounding, the way she is playing with that old rope breaks my heart, she looks so tired
#24
Family Is Watching The Train That Is Passing By Next To Their Home
Final score:
24points
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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.
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.
Athena 6 years ago
i lived in southern Asia for some years . out side the city and around the corner there were people who lived with the basic needs of life only something to eat and living in a dirty place with family. they wanna live like normal people.i don't understand why we human are too much greedy. what is this damn power that separate and labeled us . poverty of knowledge brings the cultural poverty. cause of that they have many children.
Matthew Bright 6 years ago
The government of Indonesia murdered everyone they thought "might be susceptible to communist thought," back in the 60's. Millions of them. Mostly poor people too. Now the government doesn't even have to pretend to care about its citizens living in squalor, without enough to eat, little access to health care when their children get sick, and unable to read. This is why I'm a communist. I really don't see any other way.
Just a Purpler 6 years ago
I'm curious, why do they walk along the active train tracks? I mean the space between the train tracks seems just as easy to walk on and wouldn't be as disruptive I would think, so is there another reason I'm not seeing that makes them walk along the tracks as opposed to beside them?
SanchaTheSeeker 6 years ago
This just makes me want to go to Jakarta and help everyone. No one should have to live like this
Ramona Rhein 2 years ago
As a middle class American, it is so easy to think I have it hard. Then I am visually reminded that poverty in the rest of the world is true poverty and I’m ashamed that I ever felt sorry for myself.
Wolfgang Paul 6 years ago
For years the local gorvernment have tried to relocate these people to a better environment. It's these people who refused it. Some poltician even used these anti-relocation people to gain power against the local government. Pity.
Evren Svren 6 years ago
Dear Billionaires: THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO STAY AS A GOOD PERSON IN MEMORIES OF THOUSANDS OF POOR PEOPLE.
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.
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.
Athena 6 years ago
i lived in southern Asia for some years . out side the city and around the corner there were people who lived with the basic needs of life only something to eat and living in a dirty place with family. they wanna live like normal people.i don't understand why we human are too much greedy. what is this damn power that separate and labeled us . poverty of knowledge brings the cultural poverty. cause of that they have many children.
Matthew Bright 6 years ago
The government of Indonesia murdered everyone they thought "might be susceptible to communist thought," back in the 60's. Millions of them. Mostly poor people too. Now the government doesn't even have to pretend to care about its citizens living in squalor, without enough to eat, little access to health care when their children get sick, and unable to read. This is why I'm a communist. I really don't see any other way.
Just a Purpler 6 years ago
I'm curious, why do they walk along the active train tracks? I mean the space between the train tracks seems just as easy to walk on and wouldn't be as disruptive I would think, so is there another reason I'm not seeing that makes them walk along the tracks as opposed to beside them?
SanchaTheSeeker 6 years ago
This just makes me want to go to Jakarta and help everyone. No one should have to live like this
Ramona Rhein 2 years ago
As a middle class American, it is so easy to think I have it hard. Then I am visually reminded that poverty in the rest of the world is true poverty and I’m ashamed that I ever felt sorry for myself.
Wolfgang Paul 6 years ago
For years the local gorvernment have tried to relocate these people to a better environment. It's these people who refused it. Some poltician even used these anti-relocation people to gain power against the local government. Pity.
Evren Svren 6 years ago
Dear Billionaires: THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO STAY AS A GOOD PERSON IN MEMORIES OF THOUSANDS OF POOR PEOPLE.
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