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Agus Laodi could barely feed his family with his earnings as a cocoa farmer. So eight years ago, with his wife's blessing, he left his Indonesian village to seek his fortune as a pirate. Now he lives in on an island in the Strait of Malacca, slipping out in the dead of night to rob cargo ships with a machete. Sound romantic? Think again. Kelly McEvers' profile is part of the WORKING series from Homelands Productions.
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Agus Laodi could barely feed his family with his earnings as a cocoa farmer. So eight years ago, with his wife's blessing, he left his Indonesian village to seek his fortune as a pirate. Now he lives in on an island in the Strait of Malacca, slipping out in the dead of night to rob cargo ships with a machete. Sound romantic? Think again. Kelly McEvers' profile is part of the WORKING series from Homelands Productions.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Before Somalia became the piracy capital of the world, the Strait of Malacca held the honor. Every year, 70 thousand cargo ships pass through the strait, which separates Indonesia from Singapore and Malaysia. Authorities have cracked down on piracy there, but they haven't stamped it out. Kelly McEvers went to meet a man who makes his living robbing ships. Her profile is part of the WORKING series from Homelands Productions.
OUTRO:That was Kelly McEvers reporting. WORKING is produced by Homelands Productions in collaboration with Marketplace Radio. To see pictures and hear audio, go to working.homelands.org. While you're there, you can also tell the world what you think about YOUR job.
Additional Credits
WORKING is a collaboration between Homelands Productions and Marketplace Radio. Major funding comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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