I am not a journalist ,but just a simple man with camera in Kuching and Kota Samarahan.Let say I am a citizen journalist -that's I wanted to try.But I am not a good writer.Anyway lets my photo shot say a words.
Most of the time I do a candid shot here but sometime I am not.I start by conversation with the people I wanted to shoot ,people I don't know and ask permission for a photo shoot.Of course,generally their are not comfortable having their photo published but I have to explain politely to them.
A group of Bangladeshi ..factory workers in Kuching,Sarawak.
Local news report including NST online.Read this article 'One month to educate employers on Foreign Workers'
2010/01/05
PUTRAJAYA: For one month beginning today, the immigration department will educate employers nationwide that it is an offence to deploy foreign workers as frontliners.
Those who fail to cooperate will face the wrath of the law, said department director-general Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman.
He said the education process would include providing brochures, dialogue sessions with employers and meetings with organisations involved.
Speaking to reporters here today, he said employing foreigners as frontliners was an offence under the Immigration Regulations 1963, adding that the department had not approved any request to put foreign workers as frontliners, except for security services.
Meanwhile, Abdul Rahman said the department would not hesitate to act against employers who reaped benefits by avoiding higher levies when hiring foreigners to work.
"This will only incur losses to the government," he said. - BERNAMA
Indonesian workers ...work in wood & timber factory in Sibu Sarawak.
I decided to pay a visit to Muslim Food Court in Kuching & Kota Samarahan ,the moment I stepped into a food court I see a unique, a small World in colour,life and culture. I stumble upon a roti canai & Murtabak cook.My conversation with the cook disappointed me ,the cook is from South India and know very little Malay & English.But anyway he agreed of being photographed .Most of the workers here is from Indonesia and Indian.
Workers from India at the food court in Kota Samarahan.
After that I decided to meet up a group of Indonesian workers .
For many years ,Kuching has become the heaven for foreign workers.Most of them come from place like Bangladesh,India and Indonesia.Some of them have permits while some don't.There is also a general indentity attached to all these workers.For instance those men from India are placed in Indian Muslim restaurants.Indonesian men and Bangladeshi are placed to construction,plantation and some in shopping mall.
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I like how you put together your collage like you were laying the photos out in a pile on the table! Great!
Assalamualaikum Uncle Awang
Memang benar negara kita mahupun Sarawak menjadi tumpuan pekerjaan bagi warganegara asing dari Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Burma, Vietnam, Cambodia dll. Moga mereka datang benar-benar untuk mencari rezeki kehidupan jika tidak keharmonian setempat akan tercemar.
Namun begitu saya juga terpanggil setiap kali isu begini terpapar, rakyat tempatan sudah tidak teringin bekerja di kalangan sektor yang dikira rendah taraf dimata. Maka kelompongan itu diisi oleh mereka yang benar terigin peluang pekerjaan yang tidak diperolehi dinegara mereka. Inilah fenomena dinegara Dunia Pertama yang akhirnya terpaksa menerima rakyat asing dan akhirnya menjadi warga kerana kedinginan menerima peluang pekerjaan yang kurang 'glamour' ini.
Tapi adakah negara kita sudah mencapai taraf Negara Dunia Pertama?
nice that they agreed. i think it's the most polite way to take photos of people we dont know. great job!
salam uncle , for me street photography is very tough.You can always shoot a picture but wheter the picture tells a story is a big question mark.A good street photographer would able to compose a story in a single picture
ah!! more photos in this entry! i like!! :D ppl are always a great subject :)
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