The trash of millions of people collects in Cairo's Garbage City, the narrow lanes filled with plastic, metal, wood - anything the district residents can resell to eke out a living.
There are many humble dwellings scattered about the valley and most all of the inhabitants have to struggle in order to eke out a living.
Migrating workers from rural areas can hardly eke out a living if they lose their jobs, as they do not enjoy unemployment relief that is only entitled to urban employees.
In old China workers and peasants could hardly eke out a living, let alone send their children to school.
Families eke out a living by growing what food they can and by fishing.
