Paolina, 21, from Mexico, holds a barber shop sign to entice customers in for a haircut on a deserted George Street in Sydney's CBD.
Hairdressers, salons and barbers are one of the few businesses considered ‘essential’ by the Federal Government and therefore allowed to operate under COVID-19.
Paolina earns her income as a sign holder but her job relies on the barber shop surviving the current economic downturn as well as government regulation. In the next few days she hopes to supplement her income as bicycle deliverer for Uber Eats.
As 1 of an estimated 1.7 migrant workers and international students in Australia, Paolina is not eligible for any welfare support.
Part of an ongoing photographic series, 'COVID-19 Diaries'.
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