Mad Dog Transport

This is how anti-capitalist Mad Dog Qaddafi, president of oil-rich Libya and president of the "African Union" - whose son just spent $2 Million on 2 songs - provides transport to 100 or so workers on a journey home from work in Libya.

African Union President

Shoehorned onto the back of a lorry, they are going to cross the Sahara Desert in temperatures of up to 35c in the shade. The hellish trip can last two to three weeks.

This is the way an army of migrant workers from some of Africa's poorest states get home from oil-rich Libya.

The lorries follow ancient spice caravan routes over hundreds of miles to Niger and Mali, braving dust storms and giant potholes.

The workers, who do menial jobs shunned by Libyans, have some time with their families - then their desert commute starts all over again. Daily Mail

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Crammed: An army of migrant workers from some of Africa's poorest states make their way home from oil-rich Libya on the back of a lorry