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Rickshaw pullers, a bygone trade, fade from India's streets Ahead of May Day, AFPTV spoke to men and women around the globe whose jobs are becoming increasingly rare, particularly as technology transforms societies. The eastern Indian city of Kolkata is one of the last places on earth where pulled rickshaws still feature in daily life and 62-year-old Mohammad Maqbool Ansari is persevering as the gruelling trade is slowly fading from India. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITESREFILE TO AMMEND SLUG - ADDING MAYDAY