Today I thought I might post some photos of people at work. Now, I don't want to present a misleading picture of life here in Sri Lanka. Every day you will find people working hard at the same kinds of jobs found all over the world: teachers, doctors, policemen, bank tellers, truck drivers, shopkeepers, journalists, accountants. Many aspects of life are the same. But today I want to show a side of the work world that people from my 'world' wouldn't normally see.
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Fish seller
Coconut picker. This man has three bamboo poles roped together. A very sharp knife is tied to the end. He will use this contraption to try to knock coconuts off the tree - for sale, processing or just so they don't fall down and bonk someone on the head. Another option is scaling the tree barefoot. Ropes can then be tied from tree to tree so that the picker can access the coconuts. But he must be very careful before stepping out, just in case rats have been gnawing on the ropes since last use.
This gentleman is making lanterns to sell. These lanterns will be used to celebrate Vesak Poya, a Buddhist holiday.
This lady makes and sells doormats. She also makes paper bags. She makes these bags from the pages of exercise books discarded by students and other second-hand paper. The bags are then sold to local store-keepers, who will then sell confectionery and other nibblies in them.
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