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Workers are challenged to do their job under some of the toughest conditions in the world.

Three British workers. Experienced. Qualified. And looking for a challenge. They are on a quest to find out what it would be like to do their job under some of the toughest conditions on the planet.

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Toughest Place to be a...: Series 2

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Toughest Place to be a...: Series 2: Episode 1: Binman

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A London binman spends ten days working in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.

London binman Wilbur Ramirez spends ten days working in Jakarta as part of the army of semi-destitute binmen who collect rubbish in the Indonesian capital.

London binman Wilbur Ramirez is heading to Jakarta, the vast mega city that is the capital of Indonesia. For ten days Wilbur works with Imam, one of the army of semi-destitute binmen who collect rubbish in one of the biggest and fastest growing cities in the world.

From the health and safety conscious world of British waste management, Wilbur enters a life of squalor and poverty - staying next to a fly-ridden dump and joining Imam's back breaking daily round as he collects the rubbish of Jakarta's wealthy. It's a moving journey as Wilbur discovers the insecurity and danger that dominates Imam's life, and his powerlessness to change his circumstances.

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A train driver, fisherman and binman try to work in some of the world's toughest places.

Three British workers: a train driver, a fisherman and a binman. Experienced. Qualified. Looking for a challenge. They are on a quest to do their jobs in some of the toughest conditions on the planet.

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