Happens all over the place. In developing countries, work as a porter can be lucrative, especially because of the tips travelers give at the end. It's common fo

Happens all over the place. In developing countries, work as a porter can be lucrative, especially because of the tips travelers give at the end. It's common for the number of porters at the tipping gathering to exceed the number of porters who actually worked the trip. The travelers usually don't have time or focus for learning to identify all of the porters so it's easy to get away with. Those who only show up at the end for a tip are expected to share part of the tip with the porters who kept silent about this.