Hot Mud, Cold Feet
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Hundreds of handicraft businesses have gone under. Despite being able to endure economic crises in the past, many businesspeople are switching to new lines of livelihood.
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THE awnings of shops at the Handbag and Suitcase Industry Cooperative in Tanggulangin, Sidoarjo, East Java, fail to prevent the sun’s rays from stinging an old man’s skin. He keeps a close watch over the stickers he offers for sale, which were lined up on a wooden table, on Wednesday afternoon last week. Whenever a vehicle approached, he would nimbly blow on a whistle, instantly becoming a parking attendant.
Juwito, 64, started selling stick
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