A
hawker in
Kabul selling
goat meat for
siri paya, a traditional breakfast dish in parts of South Asia. Hawkers, also known as street vendors, sell merchandise that can be easily transported. They are very common in many countries in Asia. In India, hawkers have formed
trade unions in
Bengal and
Kolkata, and in Singapore and Malaysia, hawkers have become so successful that they have set up more permanent facilities known as
hawker centres.
Photo: Paul Rudd