“You still have to complete eight hours,” he said. “Whether you work continuously in the sun or stop and start, the pay is the same.” The break saves him from headaches and heat sickness, but stretches his day to 12 or 13 hours. “Otherwise,” he shrugged, “whatever I earn would be spent on medicines.”
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