The fish cleaners of Sharjah

Gulf News

The fish cleaners of Sharjah. Fish cleaners hard at work at the Sharjah fish market. Gulf News takes a look at the finer points of their daily work. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00They are in a fishy business, and guess what?

00:10They seem to enjoy it, regardless of the smell being covered in fish scales from head to

00:15toe or the dirt and blood-stained floors.

00:17The happy group of men work as fish cleaners at Sharjah's local fish market.

00:48The fish cleaners are from Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.

00:59Working in ships, these men share a camaraderie that makes them smile through their working hours.

01:09Away from their families, some among them have been on this job for years.

01:18We have been working in the fish market for 20 years.

01:23About 50 to 60 kgs of fish is cleaned by each of these men every single day.

01:29Asked which is the most tedious fish to clean, quickly comes the reply, prawns.

01:40These men had no complaints on their meagre earnings and said they are quite content with what they are paid.

01:48Hard at work, these men are definitely involved in something fishy, but it's all just good clean fun.

01:55Sunita Menon, Gulf News.

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