VietNamNet Bridge – Around 50 people are earning their living with pack-bike service in Hue City. They wait at markets to carry passengers and goods to all alleys in the city. Working hard, but they can earn only $1.5-2 a day.


There are around 50 pack-bike drivers working at Dong Ba Market, a very old and the most crowded
market in Hue city. Their job has become harder in recent years due to competition of pack-motorbike service.










As a result, pack-bike drivers do not apprehend any kind of goods. In the picture, an old driver is hurriedly
binding flowers and offerings on the rest of his bike.





Pack-bike drivers can earn VND3,000 ($0.14) for delivering goods within a 3km radius.












It is the best to carry passengers.





Passengers of pack-bike drivers are poor people so they are sympathetic with drivers.
A passenger gets off the bike to climb a slope with the driver.






Pack-bike drivers work even in downpours or storms.





They live in peace with each others.





His bike is broken but Mr. An does not have VND30,000 ($1.4) to fix it.






A typical pack-bike.






Their job is very hard but drivers are still glad. Having goods to carry is having money.

VNE