Tag: Seaweed processing

A djusting their swimming goggles and wrapping their fingers in cloth to protect them from the jagged coral below, a group of women plunge into choppy waters off southern India to gather seaweed - their routine since childhood.The work is hard, the days long and the earnings slim - selling the seaweed to industrial plants earns the average picker about 2,000 rupees ($24) per month."Do you think anyone would do this work unless they were desperate?" said Muniamma, 58, adjusting her snorkelling mask over her nose.Like the others,...