African migrants seek work in Tripoli - in pictures

Migrants, many from Niger, Sudan and Eritrea gather at dawn to find employment in Libya

Day labourers seeking small jobs wait under a bridge in the Libyan capital Tripoli to be hired for casual work. Driven from home by desperation and warded off European shores, hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are resigned to staying in the conflict-hit country. AFP

Day labourers seeking small jobs wait under a bridge in the Libyan capital Tripoli to be hired for casual work. Driven from home by desperation and warded off European shores, hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are resigned to staying in the conflict-hit country. AFP

Day labourers seeking small jobs approach motorists in the Libyan capital Tripoli to be hired for casual work. Driven from home by desperation and warded off European shores, hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are resigned to staying in the country. AFP

Day labourers seeking small jobs wait under a bridge in the Libyan capital Tripoli to be hired for casual work. Driven from home by desperation and warded off European shores, hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are resigned to staying in the country. AFP

An African migrant day labourer seeking casual work carries his tools on his shoulders in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Migrants, many from Niger, Sudan, Eritrea and other sub-Saharan African countries, gather at dawn underneath bridges in the city in search of employment. AFP

Day labourers seek casual work in Tripoli. Migrants, many from Niger, Sudan, Eritrea and other sub-Saharan African countries, gather at dawn underneath bridges in the Libyan capital in search of employment. AFP

Day labourers seek casual work in Tripoli. Migrants, many from Niger, Sudan, Eritrea and other sub-Saharan African countries, gather at dawn underneath bridges in the Libyan capital in search of employment. AFP

Day labourers seek casual work in Tripoli. Migrants, many from Niger, Sudan, Eritrea and other sub-Saharan African countries, gather at dawn underneath bridges in the Libyan capital in search of employment. AFP

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