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Manuela López Restrepo

Spare a thought for Gustavo, the guy delivering your ramen in the wildfire smoke

Gustavo Ajche snapped a selfie on the street while making his rounds on Wednesday. (Gustavo Ajche)

As many New Yorkers isolated inside this week to avoid the smoke that enveloped the city, one man was rushing ramen across town for a customer's dinner. He's one of thousands of workers who just had to suck it up — literally.

Who is he? Gustavo Ajche is a food delivery driver and construction worker in New York City. He's also the founder of labor group Los Deliveristas Unidos and a member of the Workers Justice Project, a group that fights for better working conditions.

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