Poor Worker Washes His Cloths At Station. Editorial Photo

Poor worker (Coolie) washes his cloths at station. Delay in trains has become a common practice in Pakistan. The Coolie Trade, as it became known, expanded during the 1840s and 1850s. Some laborers signed contracts based on misleading promises, some were kidnapped, some were victims of clan violence whose captors sold them to coolie brokers, while others sold themselves to pay off gambling debts.