Indonesian roof tilers flex muscles to keep local industry alive


A roof tile factory worker posing while holding tiles during a traditional bodybuilding competition in Jatiwangi, West Java, on Aug 11. - AFP

MAJALENGKA, Indonesia: A young Indonesian man turns his back to a crowd, flexing his oiled-up muscles before picking up a stack of roof tiles, holding as many as he can in a pose reminiscent of Mr Olympia.

This is a bodybuilding battle of a different kind -- one where competitors are roof tile factory workers who pump clay instead of iron to bring attention to their dwindling trade.

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