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Malakka Straits, Indonesia. April 2001..Sularso shakes the dried fish from the net, readying them for packing...The children in this reportage work on jermals, fishing platforms situated in the middle of the sea, in the Malakka Straits, 10 miles from the Indonesian coast. Children work as fisherman. Time on the platform can last for as long as 6 months. Occasionally, the children will try to escape and risk being killed by sharks.. (KEYSTONE/NOOR/francesco zizola)