1. Cleaning Skyscraper Windows
Imagine climbing onto a ledge 400 feet off the ground to remove that final smudge from a window. In the United Emirates, authorities have come under fire for encouraging immigrant workers to do just that, without the use of safety equipment. Here a man straddles the ledge on the 34th floor of an apartment window in Jumeirah Beach, Dubai – squeegee in hand and without so much as a helmet or safety harness! For these window cleaners it is worth the risk, knowing that they can easily be deported and replaced if they are unwilling to do so.
