this is d. w. new line from berlin scores are feared dead as a glacier breaks unleashing flooding in northern india a torrent of water broke through a dam carrying mud and debris into areas below the search for survivors continues also coming up hundreds of demonstrators heed the call for more protests against a military coup in me and mar activists are also calling for strikes to keep up the pressure on the military rulers trying to roll back democracy. and left wing candidate under is a rose gets the most votes in ecuador's presidential election but preliminary

results show it's unlikely to be enough to avoid a runoff. i'm arun tilton welcome to the program at least $150.00 people are feared dead in northern india after part of a glacier broke unleashing a torrent of water that crashed into a dam and with a con state local authorities say rescue workers have begun recovering the bodies of the dead the flood happened so fast that people had almost no time to react search efforts for survivors are under way. a short moment of hope. and then relief as rescuers pulled this man out from the debris alive. he's one of the lucky ones. several. people have been reported dead and

dozens mainly employees of the russian gunga power plant are still missing. this amateur video shows the moment the small dam was swept away after part of a mountain glacier broke unleashing an avalanche of water and debris. it then cut further through the area hitting the hydroelectric power plant in the valley below. what is it that got them when i looked up and down but couldn't see anything but then after 5 minutes i saw something that looked like a scene from a bollywood film. 50 to 100 people running for their lives but couldn't be saved as the river engulfed them some argue optimism on. the tragedy happened in the top of an area of the state of utter account in northern india. this region in the himalayas is prone to flash floods and landslides. knowledge of what

the situation here is still dangerous people are leaving their homes and are fleeing to the forest they're taking their belongings including their quilts and mattresses locals from neighboring villages are worried the dam near them could also collapse parking their cars and i got. rescue operations are ongoing the government has told the local says shelter near the forest as they fear the disaster could strike again. earlier we asked you on that new mission gys wall in delhi whether there had been any warning signs that something like this could happen. there are local activists and environmentalist school drawing dollars that there needs to be additions beat the construction happening. these want to avoid he said don't be surprised oh why is there was no one a well disputed at least ship list and the season behind it might have to be made it would be studied apologies are said they were instituted and could but that have been longstanding. because they magana things and then apply 1st as well as

create and whitening a little it's to encourage tourism instruction as well as the magic box and hiding objects along to have been criticised for making this well over the sensitive war but it wasn't there was a massive johnson decent which caused the loss of life of all those close to 6000 b. but and off didn't create one it's been given to discontinue. however that got in government has been criticised for not coming down hard and even drawing back some of the restrictions that these bombs happiest hundreds of people have once again taking to the streets of yangon in myanmar for a 3rd day of protests following a coup by the country's military demonstrators gave the 3 fingered salute which has come to symbolize the pro-democracy movement and held up signs demanding the release of civilian leaders including on some suki monday marks exactly one week

since hoochie and other elected lawmakers were detained. for more i'm joined by loaning he's a filmmaker in myanmar's economic capital yangon thanks for joining us this evening thank you for having me so 1st off how long can protesters keep up this pressure campaign. that's going to depend on a lot of reasons a lot of factors at this point everything is kind of unpredictable and we cannot rule out any possibility but right now people cannot do anything with the negro framework and people have learned from that that we cannot be violent so there peacefully protesting and this is the 3rd day i'm speaking to you from the heart of our civil disobedience movement and more people are expected to join today it's already starting $930.00 and then the protests already started at $830.00 or 8 am.

and yesterday there were about a 100 thousands of people and today we are expecting there will be more and there are more security forces being deployed as well and i want to add that this is not just about big cities like yangon mandalay because. their people are joined by protests from everywhere around the around the country including most of the guys down state so we're hoping we're going to see a big crowd today. so far doesn't seem like there's any sign that the protests are willing to back down the protesters rather willing to back down but is there hope that they can bring about real meaningful change in the country. yeah. i think that definitely people are not going to back down at this point anymore because we have the military regime for more than

6070 years and then they were. up to 2015 there was a. for a while and then this was taken away from the people so people are not going to back down for sure and this is what they are going to fight for they want to sell their mechanics and they don't want to be violent they want to protest peacefully and then all of this is not just about one party i don't this is about the whole population basically they want to take. the military coup and then whoever that constantly power people are tired of having all the resent type of government so i don't see like they're going to back down and just briefly now how do protesters here but i'm so sick she does show enjoy their support. yes largely majority of the population still support her but again.

this is not about n.l.p. or the military it is about people coming together and our generation going against the military dictatorship and right now we have some problems with communication because they are trying to block communicate as much as possible and in the bigger cities it's still relatively fine but until today we didn't know what was happening in other parts of the city. right very tense times in miramar learn a thank you thank you for bringing it here on your perspective thank you very much . here's some more of this had the stories making headlines around the world. iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei has said iran will only return to the 2015 nuclear deal with the us list sanctions on the republic the us however said it will not lift sanctions just to get iran back to negotiating table the deal between iran

and 6 major powers limited iran's uranium enrichment activity to make it harder for tehran to develop nuclear arms. george shultz u.s. secretary of state under president ronald reagan has died at the age of $100.00 shultz was instrumental in helping improve u.s. so be relations in the 1980 s. including negotiating a historic nuclear arms treaty which put the 2 superpowers closer to ending the cold war. germany has been hit by heavy snow storms and icy conditions with disruptions to public transport across northern and central parts of the country authorities are urging people to stay at home road crews are reporting multiple highway accidents the german weather service is expecting up to 40 centimeters of snow. in ecuador left leaning candidate. always has taken the largest share of votes in the presidential election but initial figures indicate a runoff election in april is likely. as was backed by

a convicted but still popular former president says he'll wait for the final results before celebrating on sunday 1000 restrictions led to long lines as people waited to cast their votes ecuador has been crippled economically by the pandemic with thousands losing their jobs in the past year. has been following ecuador's election for us he sent us this assessment. for many this is a surprising result paris the indigenous condit would be going to the 2nd round of the presidential election facing and the rest are rouse the candidate the former president rafael correa but the difference between paris currently in the 2nd place and the current li in the 3rd place is very narrow and that's not allow to concede their results definitive however it marks a very important trend in favor of paris who left we can do that would compromise

even more the aspirations of a rouse in the cycle round. sunday night super bowl saw the tampa bay buccaneers beat the kansas city chiefs 319 in a dominating display 25000 spectators were allowed into the stadium under pandemic restrictions others watched and celebrated in some venues in some cases without social distancing 43 year old quarterback tom brady won a record 7th super bowl title with his new team and earned his 5th super bowl most valuable player award. now we want to give you a look at the results of the weekend's bundesliga matches frankfurt got passed hoffenheim earlier league leaders byron munich beat had to belin 2nd place leipsic handle falls for maintaining its good form with a win and lost again cologne beat rivals gladbach leverkusen was a winner and mines took

a rare victory over when you're in berlin and the weather forced postponement of the beautiful diamond match across europe traditional carnival celebrations are being called off this year because of the pandemic but in venice some of ns are going to head in a scaled back digital version this year everyone is wearing a mask and anyone you see parading around in costume is likely to be a local when i think i mean i don't mean i'm not that common of all is going for. with some offense being shown online. but a few revelers have ventured out onto the streets following a relaxation of italy's coronavirus restrictions. before the pandemic the carnival brought in roughly $17000000.00 euros a year to venice but with no tourists and travel restricted within italy itself the city's artists are encouraging residents to take part in the celebrations.

around midday even attorneys an import is the the nations are generally reluctant to take part in the carnival this year as we need participants we encourage them to come by offering masks and costumes at a lower price we hope they will feel involved and help us because the nation crossed a need to survive because the obvious one that is out of the us is abroad even because they're crazy another bit but for some of the city's artists the change in tone from the usual celebration it is undeniable that. they get you the g.'s e u r g q today which is the 1st day of the carnival i sold 2 masks to a woman who came from verona with her sons to meet her mother. i have been working in this industry for 35 years and i have never seen a carnival like this one that is the chief quietly kiloton courses not on my word it was it however the city is showing a sense of humor despite the ongoing pandemic and song welcome the change that.

is going to play doctor is the one that best shows this difficult moment for our city. or my all shaquana bill to be like it was in the eighty's not like in more recent years it was very beautiful. whether this new style of carnival is here to stay depends on efforts to fight the pandemic but for some of those taking part it's a reminder of the city's resilience. then it is strange this year it is shocking to see it so empty with all the shutters closed we are here today to say that venice can live and be reborn as it has several times in its history we are sure and optimistic that it will be back to mystical. up next we have a documentary on sri lanka taking a look at the darker side of the island paradise you're watching news live from berlin that's it for me 1st we have more news for you at the top of the hour until

then you can get all the latest news information on our website at studio 3 dot com also follow us on instagram and twitter at your news i'm aaron told me she is so. immense homey poised to hold lunch i also know in the morning why metairie a different office story this is my place in a way from goes one week. before it's going to really get you. we still have time to an ongoing. process.

sri lanka is a country still recovering from civil war and it's a country with 2 faces on the one hand exceptional natural beauty and the island's a 2000 take taste of lush vegetation mainly comprising tea plantations a legacy of the british colonial era this is where the won't announce some home team is. a bigger attraction for tourists of the nature of recent years which a home to some of the planet's rarest screeches. before the coronavirus pandemic the. island nation was a hotspot for foreign tourists attracted by the low prices in the 1300 kilometers of pristine beaches but the reality behind this postcard paradise salissa pretty

one. sri lankans face discrimination in their own country with a drawing number of establishment is now reserved for foreigners out. there is not allowed to get in so we also visit the north of the country an area traditionally out of bounds for tourists to see the devastation of the civil war and the hundreds of thousands of landmines that still have to be cleared. certain areas remain listed with unexploded ordinance. there i can't go any further it's too dangerous. ensuring that tourists do come back here means securing philander joining the beaches. tourism has become a vital source of income for the country and among the parties wanting their piece of the pie as you might expect. and reservation beat out. in the north where the tamil minority constitute the majority of the population the army

seems only present some villages have been requisitioned in order to develop an unconventional business model. sri lanka has around 20 seaside hotels were brought by the military isn't it strange for the army to do this kind of business. is abating and community life we look at a side issue lanka the few get to see. this is a high security zone it would be. nice. we meet a group of tourists staying in this fishing village there's no beach bar and certainly no night club if you want to party you need to be moved. resourceful folks really wonderful food yeah it's never easy to find out where it is. but i know you've got to earn your evening point of view for sure wasn't

face simply follow the music. to the mall. today the tourists will be spending the evening at this guest house it's like a sort of block party where all the visiting surface in the area have decided to make it out. every night the guest houses in the village take 10 setting up and improvise my club with a d.j. and the bass. pint of beer cost to us 51st in these kinds of events enables guest house owners to boost their incomes in a good month they can make $5000.00 euros just from parties i think that's a lot of money here the average monthly salary in sri lanka is $250.00 euros and the party hosts could earn a lot more if it would cause a break in mishaps. i.

think so did i. such as frequent power outages i really lucked out there's this 3 level no energy to talk to everything was going so well until the power cut. the shares boom has led to regular power outages which isn't great for business with every minute that passes the party mood fades further the family house in the venue try to contact the local electric city company i here's the number 011. about the line is busy it's 11 pm and the d.j. is getting restless if the outage last too long they'll have to cut the evening short like. i. was i. after half an hour the power is back are. you.

tonight these revelers one p. pack at their hotel until the early hours. but in sri lanka not everyone is in the mood for partying. before the pandemic business was booming in the sri lankan tourist sector in 2019 it was the chosen destination of 2000000 holiday makers it's one of the country's biggest income earners but it's a development that has seen the emergence of some controversial practices. is 26 years old is a surfing instructor but for the last 2 years he's been unable to mingle friendly with tourists after work because for certain guesthouse owners locals cannot well could. it save not allowed to get in so. they were going to come here and they go they have to still be emboldened fanboys database so. that's right

you know. they just guess and what's perhaps also strange is that the guest house makes no effort to hide what it's doing it. openly at the toss of strawman a tree policy. i'm loco and i have 4 here and there are 4 more so here there's a rez bag because i do in her eyes they were the doors long long time but they don't they just started now you'll be well you know. down the road another guest house also proclaims that michael's and not welcome. this kind of segregation is a less well known face of sri lanka. for some establishment of found other methods that have barely less conspicuous to stop sri lankans joining the party. by targeting their wallets. a few kilometers away at

a popular club entry appears to be free for 2 wrists at least. one issue bounces on the door a tasked with keeping srilanka guests to a minimum. and those locals who do pay for the privilege of getting in also have to wear a red wristband on much the tourists. well that's a great opening $2000.00 i was very. sorry. and all could smile because 2000 rupees is the equivalent of 12 euros a sizeable some given that the average monthly salary in sri lanka is 250 years as a result precious few sri lankans make it through the door inside the club just

don't seem to have bothered even the sri lankan who had to pay to get in and does not charge him then they pay but many don't. know much things and i did. not. if there was no telling club owners have introduced the measures in order to reassure foreign tourists this is a country that has for years struggle to shake off a negative image in associations with violence. we want to know why sri lanka had taken so long to become such a popular tourist destination. we now take the road north to the part of the island less frequent it by tourists and what's happening there doesn't reflect well on sri lanka either a driver has agreed to take us there on one condition that we don't reveal his identity after an hour on the road we pass an army checkpoint marking

a sort of internal border. we're entering a different country a different sri lanka. a bit. the population in this area is mainly tamil most of them hindus they currently live under government military control. they ideally glance cape is increasingly blemished by houses in ruins. is the 1st time our driver has been to this area for several years. there was a display that they're settling there and the saying something. that there isn't nobody 2nd this place that this is a wall you will get. for decades if not longer 2 communities have been in conflict with each other in sri lanka $15000000.00 buddhists in ellie's who have governed the country since the end of british colonial rule and $3000000.00 hindu tamils who

live principally in the north of the country and who have been seeking independence . in 2000. 9 after 25 years civil war with the tamil tigers guerrilla group the government in colombo made a radical decision to effectively carpet bomb the north of the country in just a few weeks an estimated 40000 civilians lost their lives. on the ground and government troops then committed numerous atrocities some even filmed themselves performing summary executions. with 140000 civilians remaining unaccounted for the un has repeatedly demanded an investigation into war crimes.

and today entire communities have been wiped off the map goes to villages where no tourists ever venture. here. during the. really gun fire. is a journalist from the tamil community he's been investigating the army's attacks on the people living in the north of the island here soldiers opened fire on houses and civilians that point blank range. you see. all it's also the bullet. you see. these there was announced by the government nor fired on by then kept their promise and they. bombed and shelled all over the people who are leaving the variac

. today the villages that deserted most of its inhabitants died journey attack only the most fortunate survived like this man. for premise these witness accounts are essential for proving economies involvement in war crimes and i'm. afraid and when we tried to shelter in our houses but the shells kept falling and killed everyone inside entire families were killed and instead. any investigation is practically impossible since the area has been sealed off for years. in jaffna the tamil cultural capital the government soldiers are visible on the interest rate corner this is the sri lanka don't say a city that until 2010 was close to foreigners in an area cut off from the rest of

the country. through the newspaper frameworks for his never stop printing this openly pro tempore publication has however paid a bloody price for its political leanings. and i good morning. reserve . yeah after that incident so all the men now really do you know going to be so they'd be actually been almost here enough. one of the rooms still bears evidence of the van of reprisals the prince colleagues were subject to. be a shot each and every minute girth. in 2006 a 7 armed men attacked the office killing 2 tamil employees and cannot mate didn't convey. iraq to their 2011 hour news they attacked the strikes haven't stopped since the end of the boer prime blames the

atmosphere of intimidation of pro militia groups that so much of human rights violation and human rights abuses are happening in north by military and also and we are bringing out that informations the people who are in the power doesn't like us despite the threats crime has no intention of giving up. the case he's currently investigating is a particularly sensitive on a state scandal involving the army camp start from the. during the war 300000 tamil civilians were forcibly displaced by the army. now refute g.'s in their own country they were split up and sent to 37 different camps . $4000.00 of them including hundreds of children a still living in this one in utter destitution their homes walls

a made out of corrugated sheet metal an old dry sacks. these are the walls forgotten people now deemed undesirables. the pulley and the buckets serve as a makeshift shower for the 350 families who live in this camp. prem approaches an elderly woman to ask some questions. the baby girl is a 3rd generation she doesn't even on the homeland and she never go back and she's the 1st generation and it's going to 5 years. to even here in 199 d. day displays from the really. good you. know one of the she's just going i guess i can't go back we're not allowed to. think.

before being sent to this camp she lived in the north of the country. and you show us on this map where you lived in there that the learning i live in the london england. but it was. it was around here. just there i remember there was that road to the sky. this huge green zone on the map does not represent a sprawling rain forest. keeping. 24 square kilometers of coastline on the army control. during the war the military placed troops here to stop tamil guerrillas receiving weapons from india.

it is territory confiscated by the government has never been given back to the tamil population and government soldiers have decided to make money from this land that isn't theirs via a somewhat unusual business model. our request to film went unanswered by the army without official authorization it's normally impossible to pass the barriers placed around this high security area but we found a way to enter incognito. after a little research on the internet we discovered a hotel that has been set up in the middle of the army controlled zone. from the outside it looks like a classic resort this is swimming pool and access to the beach. liz sided to try our luck. hello. good to booking for

this night. they have rooms available we booked 2 of them. by booking a room we now have 24 hours of authorized access. entering this high security zone means being checked in aidid after a 20 minute car journey we come to a military roadblock. from this point on we have to film in secret. and take it to tourists to the hotel idea and reservation data asked what name they me. where are they from where from france. both to checking our papers then it is through. when our leg with the tamil refugees in the camps used to live. the army has put up barracks to house its soldiers. and in the middle of the

complex facing out on to abate each we reach the hotel we've booked a room. as a plaque at the entrance tells us in 2010 just after the war ended the hotel was opened by none other than the army's top commander. and it soon becomes clear why. on the arrivals for we have to fill out this is a list offering preferential rates to soldiers so it is. nice for the. last. year our military is a. everybody needed. this man in civilian clothing is a sergeant major in the sri lankan army the employees who are with him are also

soldiers including the 2 women. we bring up the subject of the tamil refugee camps before yesterday i met a guy in. refugee camp. before the city or who lives here in the north. as a reserve refugee camp no. no. never. ceased but before that even one family lived there and now he lives in the refuses. to them come back. never. never ever. with the oakwood laugh the soldier receptionist categorically denies the existence of the camps that we visited only a few days ago. once the war ended the military top

brass decided to exploit the land for their own benefit and built this hotel complex with a stunning ocean view. as far as army personnel are concerned it's simple the soldiers who were mobilized to combat the guerrillas who have relocated to the hotel. and the business concept was born military resorts. the hotel doesn't attract many western tourists which isn't surprising outside there's no one in the pool in fact the water is dirty and the lawns are poorly maintained the whole thing feels like what it essentially is a barracks rather than a hotel for holidaymakers it's mainly used by families visiting soldiers who are occupying the region. we decided to take a walk along the beach but don't get very far. but. they're. going to their beards. her soldier in uniform

cause this back. orders yeah. ok. if if you're there. if you did. madame. leaving the hotel without authorization is prohibited this is a strictly guarded environment nonetheless military hotels are extremely popular in sri lanka the ministry of defense is in fact the number one hotel group in the country. and n.g.o.s has identified 17 other resorts owned by the army. most of them are in the north on land that belong to the tamil. to take advantage of the countries to resume. and more importantly to redeploy some of the 150000 soldiers dream up since the end of the. these military commercial

ventures on tamil land are a controversial issue in tree lanka in 2015 the president himself asked the army to give the land back to the local population since then the ministry of defense has returned a paltry 2 square kilometers of territory. to. the north of sri lanka represents the golden financial opportunity to develop the country's tourism industry the region boasts endless stretches of deserted beaches . the problem is that when they do depart the soldiers leave behind areas that are among the most dangerous in the world. the so. it's 6 am 100 also tabs of rice by truck. for the last 5 years this army helping hands has been doing their bit to clear the unexploded munitions and the management of

a push in geo. there. heading up the team is heading a fishing 9 year old serb. as you everybody know a lot of them very young you do there are just. only yesterday you have found 121 months you know minefields in injury long ago and i guess you're in the war all these temple civilians cleared up after combatants today they're also the ones reading the homeland of landmines but remember safety 1st. is a very very dangerous job and we have to keep those are we have to maintain discipline otherwise things get out of control and. we don't want tax breaks ready for a kid who can has years of experience clearing form

a conflict zones but the type of work he's doing here in sri lanka is like nothing he's ever seen the food i started doing custom work that are. awarded from boredom. and then iraq kuwait. or something. fortune one day is one of the most dense minefields in the world we found here we've cleared here nearly 20000000 square meters since 2002 halo's operating in this country. 200000 mines have already been destroyed but there remains a huge number still to be cleared. today he's at one of the most important signs a strip of land covering several square kilometers right on the coast. precautions are essential by the rest of the team ketones a protective faced. ok ready to go to my field. and

a protective plexiglass visor from here on there's no deviation from the set path. this is on clear there so just will not cross the road thanks and just we just follow me for this is where outsiders learn to fully. the term minefield the area is cleared by hand inch by inch. a mark of my. as you see of the mars only very. very he says this is a marvel all the other. and there are a yellow markers as far as the eye can see entire fields of them. they give you an idea of the intensity of the civil war but this still a lot of work due to the next mine is really far away some are easy to spot.

just. the slightest amount of pressure on the detonator could take the mind clear is laid off but most of the devices are buried several centimeters under the surface and as such they are invisible to locate them experts like freesia have to exercise extreme caution while keeping their nerve. to avoid coming into contact with the detonator vicious starts from underneath gradually did not to the surface. the mind here on the left is only a few centimeters away from her pick-axe. the detonator is just visible about the sand. we should now has to remove the mine it's a delicate operation one wrong move could set off an explosion.

i can't go any further i do dangerous. since the beginning of the mine clearing campaign to sri lankans have lost their lives for this high risk job is paid $160.00 euros a month. to stay back. in order to have maximum use of her hands to supervise it works without gloves the only tool she uses now is a hawk. clearing away this and requires utmost concentration. you still have to be careful at this point throughout the entire operation the team leader has shown immense precision and skill. but now it's in the box the danger is over. these mines were planted by the army in order to stop the tamil rebels from advancing join the war on many minds. today it's the

tamils who are risking their lives while the sinhalese soldiers then take the explosives. ready for a very. every day the army comes by to destroy any devices that have been found. why do you insist on destroying the mines yourselves. if forces alone that in trying to only the army is authorized to detonate these and we get the no one else . so the army doesn't trust the tamils we're asking too much that's exactly the. younger. it's clearly a sensitive issue it's out of the question that these mines full of explosives would ever end up in the hands of the tamils. this huge strip of land dotted with mines is the gateway to

a highly treasured territory which is also why the tunnels are taking such great risks to clear it. they hope to attract tourists to the area with its unspoiled nature including lakes lagoons and a little further on along 70 beach. very good sound or the very very very water. for the most part there are. many other potential of birds. in a few years' time holiday makers may start frequenting these beaches. in the mean time it's the south of the country that's completely untouched by the war that's profiting from 2 recent. centuries sri lanka is covered in rich vegetation and there are plenty of neat science for foreign visitors to discover

here such as this put a statue overlooking the city of candy. but the biggest draw for tourists of the animals. is. if this group of 6 tourists got up at dawn this morning. to live if they are they getting ready for a once in a lifetime 2 week trip through the sri lankan countryside. the all inclusive package cost $1500.00 euros. 60 year old veronica has saved up all gear for her dream holiday. well we're off on safari and we really hope we'll see all the animals in our guide book. the 6 friends are about to enter the jala national park and nature reserve known to

have the biggest little population on the planet. if we go. on. this cheap trip has cost them $25.00 euros per person it must be one of the cheapest safaris in the world. because. we're sinking. and they'll certainly get their money's worth. thank you miles for the camera. the reserve covers 100000 hectares of land the to risk it to see buffalo in india and also exotic birds that can't be found anywhere else. going to. believe paul. do you really. that the animal everyone is here to see is a leopard. the guides are on the lookout while the french tourists are getting

impatient. but after 6 hours of searching. well you know you were over there what's that. was you know the big cats emerge this or that it. happened. well you know the bowl. leopards a very rare also so beautiful they can only be found in 7 countries around the world very soon oh never mind we're so incredibly lucky. and have friends who are chosen to cross the center of the country accompanied by a french speaking guide. it's a traditional trial. what about what i will get on here that there are seats. in sri lanka taking the train is an

experience in itself. the train has arrived at no one to india in a region that's about 2000 metres above sea level its main attractions of the tea plantations a legacy of british colonialism today sri lanka is the world's 3rd biggest t.v. producer after india and china its specialty is the variety named after the british name for the island so long. to speak here that what you learn about the entire process is that what this is what we used to make the young leaves just sit back. there's no charge to visit the plantations the french tourists are happy to go on a walkabout but they guide worried about the picture postcard image the authorities

want to convey then stops the great french tourists. the art of impacting on stop filming that's not good for t.v. . let's get the wicker baskets for. you just as you say all of a sudden the picture appears to be a family's sente one. of the pictures on the plantation are all tamil women they work 6 days a week and here the work is done by hand. and also from harmony's women are paid per kilo that might not seem very heavy with this i imagine it must be quite difficult in the fields with a tricky smokes how much roughly you do it in their plan little over 4 euros says the guard and that's not the one you put the 20 kilos or not but the bank you don't want you to have hard work. the pickers and 20 euro cents.

50 euros a month it adds up to a cheap workforce in sri lanka some 1000000 people work on the plantations. he is 1st and foremost a business sri lanka's industry is valued at around $1000000000.00 euros a year. since the end of the colonial period the market has been controlled by private companies. a few kilometers further on one of the companies puts its values on prominent display guaranteeing the health safety and wellbeing of its workers but the truth is rather different when a company enters the tea industry it buys hectares of plantations and also all the people who work on them.

mani has been working on this plantation for 10 years she's also a tamil there on a certain. they did and i became a picker because there is no other work here than a i don't have a choice if you let it be it's what i have to do with leave the. borneo is now 30 like most of the pickers he is she was born on this plantation. the t. fields are a wound apart in exchange for small salaries the companies promise to house their employees and a contractually obliged to do so. as for what the company has actually given me and the other pick is. a slum hidden away in the middle of the plantation fornace i'm not normally allowed. to enter we spoke to this man. i love my students he's a kind of workers' representative but it was here. that. let me show you

the conditions we live in here. the only. around 20 families live here in rudimentary conditions some don't even have running water. he shows us his house. look it's full of holes. in glasgow somewhat of when you know the company says its hands renovate the house because the plantation doesn't make enough money. in this village everyone works for the company the women pick the leaves and men like petra maintain the plantation. he's $35.00 and in charge of spraying the tea plants.

it's master signed. the company has given him this container with no label headroom only knows that he needs to mix it with 3 parts water from the river. he wears no protection when he's working with a highly toxic chemical. i had some qualms about that damaged so now i don't have a good. i thought there's kind of 2000 a pretty. headroom is criminally under equipped. his job is to spread the pesticide it has been working in constant contact with the chemical for 7 years now and i often have had and it does not worry you and your horse a little but i can't stop walking. last month his headaches worsened and he was

unable to work his absence from work cost him dearly that it is never more i only want the company paid me $1269.00 rupees. that's less than 8 euros for 2 days' work and there is no health insurance. this indefinitely is good but if you got ill because of this chemical and the company won't pay him and they always find someone else to do the work that he isn't cut and. headroom has little choice he had to start working again to feed his family in this village the t. workers seem to be left to provide for themselves. by the several days we tried to contact the plantations management to no avail. the office is several kilometers away. behind this barbed wire fence.

but some tea producers in sri lanka have made the well being if they work is a key element to their business. companies like deal marty and each of its plantations has built proper housing for its because they don't any more than elsewhere but rohatyn who is in charge of the plantation has created an environment that is more comfortable for the workers. the felony is a standard size but we've tried to help them by other means. giving them the cheek. to start another baby farms so that they can buy. so the baby will be collecting the milk if you have a healthy foods you are definitely going to get a bit out. and to make family life easier schools have been set up inside the

plantation to ensure the children get major cation here at least salon take that famous symbol of sri lanka does not need a bitter aftertaste. everything is quiet without art and culture. but boy in a moment. is it possible to experience closeness while social distancing. in a new social togetherness reflected by our. feelings what everyone is missing right now. are 20 odd. and 13 expunge d.w. . why

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