Author: Jonge sla

journalist and writer, with my own journalistic bureau. Nies Medema wrote books on -among other- Chinese women, Iran, Eastern Europa, adoption. Program manager at www.onfile.eu, editor and co-founder of www.exponto.nl.

vegetables

vegetables

Where did these vegetables come from? Who will buy them cook them, and think of what and think of who?

 

vegetables

vegetables

Where did these vegetables come from? Who will buy them, cook them, and think of what and think of who?

 

tools

tools

Still life with gloves and sewage pipe.

 

tools

tools

Bloemhof, Rotterdam, April 19th, Jonge Sla, Nies Medema

 

local economy: Turkish garage fixing Bulgarian car

local economy: Turkish garage fixing Bulgarian car

A Turkish Rotterdammer is repairing a car with a Bulgarian license plate. In Bulgaria, the Turkish minority is often discriminated against. Turks and Bulgarians often dislike each other, make jokes about each other, like many neighbors do.

 

local economy: Oslo Coffee House

local economy: Oslo Coffee House

Hussain changed the Oslo Coffee House into a place which smells like Marakesh. Seven water pipes (not on this picture) are waiting for customers to arrive. He brews Moroccan tea.

 

jobless

jobless

‘It’s not a healthy situation, being jobless. You know, I used to work in an aluminum factory, the new boss thought I had to big a mouth on me. Ok, fire me, I said.’

 

jobless

jobless

Muhammed is not happy, he is jobless, divorced and is now living in a cellar.

 

workers

workers

Didn’t know window panes could be painted with so much tenderness

 

workers

workers

Construction work is fun! This must be Rotterdam