if. china's gateway to europe starts feb 19th on d w. this is to use a long line from berlin to donald trump's lawyers wrap up their case in his impeachment trial they say the former u.s. president holds no responsibility for the violence during the january 6th riots at the capital also coming up former european central bank chief mario draghi is sworn in instabilities a new prime minister now the economist credited with saving the euro plus revive

a nation ravaged by the pandemic and a crippling recession. and the u.n. calls for the immediate release of mirrors ousted leader aung sun suu cheek as hundreds of thousands take to the streets there to protest the military coup. a michael oku welcome lawyers for donald trump have wrapped up their defense in the former u.s. presidents impeachment trial denying that trump played any part in inciting the capitol hill riots last month the defense team took just 3 hours to make their case and called the trial a political witch hunt the senate will reconvene on saturday morning when members are expected to vote on whether to convict trump. day 4 of a trial which has an all but guaranteed outcome. yet its participants push

on. it was time for don't try to make that defense and lay out why the former president shouldn't be convicted. the article of impeachment now before the senate is an unjust and blatantly unconstitutional act of political vengeance that augment focused on freedom of speech insisting trump was exercising his 1st amendment rights when coughing doubt on the election results the constitution in the 1st amendment must certainly apply to these and pietschmann proceedings and mr trump's speech deserves full protection under the 1st amendment . the defense also showed a 10 minute video of democrats using the word fight to argue that trump's words of thoughts like hell on january 6th did not incite the riot is who attacked the

capitol after would suddenly the word fight is off limits spare us the pock received in faults indignation. the defense team's statements foliage 2 days of arguments by democrat prosecutors who said trump set the stage for the quality of january 6th place said he summoned the crowd to washington and did nothing to stop the rioting even as a played out on television. this is about protecting our republic and articulating a defining the standards of presidential conduct and if you want this to be a standard for totally appropriate presidential conduct going forward be my guest but we're headed for a very different kind of country at that point mr president the democrats are likely to gain a conviction as few republican senators have come out against trump who remains popular among republican voters both parties are a get to move to

a final vote which could come as soon as saturday. but all signs point to ending as a part of some draw a 2nd acquittal for donald trump. for more i'm joined by detail reporter william glue cost william good to see you after their opening arguments some days ago trump's defense team was widely criticized by fellow republicans what's been the reaction to their arguments yesterday. now that's a really good point you make michael it's important to see yesterday's very fiery very muscular defense of donald trump albeit short just 3 hours of the a lot of 16 hours in the context of their opening or for the arguments they made during the constitutionality question just a few days ago which was roundly lambasted for being weak and me enduring even terrible perplexing not just from democrats but republicans themselves donald trump was reported to have been outraged by that 1st show

a few days ago it was all guns blazing coming out yesterday and also to remember that there's been a lot of shake ups due to that perceived weakness originally as a lot of shake ups in the trump legal team which may have had an effect on planning on organization and on of the arguments they were going to use and for even for republicans it fell short of one of their key concerns which was how much did donald trump know about the threat to michael mike pence his wife the vice president his vice president as donald trump was criticizing mike pence for his so-called weakness on the electoral college process how did defense arguments compare to the prosecution's. well the prosecution the house democrats the impeachment managers they laid out a long and detailed list of of instances that used to egg on his supporters including of course the denial of reality that you lost

the election for not just on january 6th the day of the attack itself but his lack of his absence in responding to it is it ignoring of republicans pleading with him to to call the mobs back his supporters back off the capital and weeks leading up to it in the election process and really his entire term in office his defenders yesterday only focus on january 6th that fight like hell speech that's the only thing they focused on but of course the the impeachment article is much broader than that and the trump defense didn't address any of those extra points instead referred to it what about his own case drawing a false equivalency between donald trump's words and actions and other intense rhetoric from politicians at other times and in other contexts that were not apples 'd to apples. thank you so much former european central bank chief druggy has been sworn in as the new prime

minister of italy the 73 year old economist will head a new national unity government is cabinet includes both outside experts and season politicians the effects of the pandemic have sparked a deep recession in italy is credited with saving single currency following the global economic crisis of 2008 he was asked to take over the helm by italy's president after outgoing prime minister. of ministration collapsed. journalists has been following the new government's formation in room she described choices for ministers. well after all the infighting in wrangling he really has created this broad parliamentary majority and it's seen in his cabinet you've got 15 out of the 23 polls that have been set up that have gone to political figures across the political spectrum whether it's the center left the center right the far

right or the 5 star movement which is the largest party in parliament on top of that he's given key positions to technocrats that is the economy minister is member from the bank of italy director general then you have the new position of an ecological or green transition ministry that go into a physicist on top of that the digital transition ministry as well as the infrastructure and transport ministry he pulls all going to technocrats executives that have very well respected india fields so clearly those are some of the issues he wants to focus in that sit though the health minister is the same one that it was in the previous government so clearly looking for continuity on that very key ministry as it is he is dealing with the pandemic journalists in a good reporting there from rome the un's top human rights body has passed

a resolution urging near mars military to immediately release on sunset she and other civilian government leaders detained after the coup earlier this month pressure on the military is also growing within marron are where large crowds have been taking to the streets nationwide and demanding the restoration of civilian rule. the hours of darkness are dangerous time many and mar. stories of the military kidnapping people at night are circulating on social media. and yet the will to keep up the fight appears unbroken. for the 8th day in a row demonstrators took to the streets to call for democracy to be reinstated. and now they have been given backing by the un's top human rights body the human rights council passed a unanimous resolution urging me and mars' military to release on sense hoochie and

other civilian government leaders. our office is tracking more than 350 political and state officials activists and civil society members including journalists monks and students who have been taken into custody several face criminal charges on dubious grounds some remain missing with no information as to their whereabouts or wellbeing. the military's crackdown on dissent is getting harsher by the day. the red cross said 3 people were wounded on friday when police fired rubber bullets in the southeastern city of mummy and. arrested protesters gave a 3 fingered salute of the opposition in defiance. meanwhile the military

regime began releasing more than $23000.00 prisoners as part of a mass clearing of the country's jails. though the military has presented this as a sign of goodwill the opposition fears the regime could just be making room for many new arrests. let's get the latest from hours on ne he is the co-founder of forces of renewal southeast asia a network of scholars and activists that support democratic struggles across national borders he is from miramar and lives in london where he joins us from now long out welcome to d.w. what do you know about the night time kidnapping of opponents of the military. well that has become a major trend there's massive added and said you know bloated on on social media platforms and i have called friends who send me in my chat box you know like

a 32nd 42nd clips over the security forces you know beating up people under the cover of night or reading you know houses or people account. participate in civil disobedience movement so it's true it's actually kidnapping is to only one of many techniques the military is using date and to the jail yesterday as if it were a good will gesture and criminal convicts have passed on genocidal organizers they were among those really missed and a couple of video that i received indicate that the some of the freshly relieved to even meet me had been given entrances of dissidents where they go and ransacked the people who had the military is trying to avoid you know that being seen as to rightly cracking down on your nationwide protest

movement so they are out sold out shows in let me repeat state terror through different a civilian outfits and makes criminal convicts and others so i take it to put it mildly you do not buy what the military is selling that is at the release of those prisoners was seen it should be seen as some sort of goodwill gesture. not to no not at all because that they have done this in 1988 and other previous waves of the mosque uprising and you know i grew up there i lived there for 25 years and witnessed what happened in you know in the previous you know uprising as a kid as a youngster when they emptied the jails you know that the jails are ready to receive new out of the desert and it's by the thousands and you know if you're a very sickly just about every village town and a neighborhood is revolting against what they see as the assault

on popular will. live in even a limited democratic government not put back under the military boot that lost it you know that has lasted at least 54550 years what effect have the past 2 weeks of mass protests had on the military is there any chance any possible conceivable chance that they could given. i don't see the sign that the military is ready to get in you know i think there's a lot of questions about the effectiveness of the united states you know the executive orders by the president joe biden to freeze assets and you know. to undertake a c.v. so economic sanctions measures you know the. coordinator diplomacy yet but you know that it's only like you 3 or 4 days and this is

a regime that has been entrenched in powerful 58 years as long as i've lived and it's about that but that does not mean that these measures and nor welcome by the burmese people them so what we are seeing is not just simply protests on the streets the people. get have to stop either i wish we had more time but you will certainly be on these airwaves again. from london this is t w news will be back with more news at the top of the hour. german jewish on jewish with this so what. does that mean in daily life school 11 teenagers 11 stories. i'm jewish and so. young german and jewish starts feb 22nd on

d w. sri lanka is a country still recovering from civil war it's a country with 2 faces on the one hand exception. the natural beauty of the island center a 2000 take to is a flash vegetation mainly comprising tea plantations a legacy of the british colonial era this is where the world renowned vantine is growing a bigger attraction for tourists at the nature preserves which are home to some of the planet's rarest creatures. before the coronavirus pandemic the island nation was a hot spot 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. 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 i mean securing philander joining the beaches. tourism has become a final source of income for the country and among the parties wanting their piece

of the pie as some might not expect. and reservation details. 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. that has around 20 seaside hotels run by the military isn't it strange for the army to do this kind of business they were participating in a commune. the life we look at this side of sri lanka the few get to see. this is a high security zone if you could be. you. know. 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 more resourceful folks will fit yeah it's never easy to find out where it is.

for the mill you gotta earn your evening pint of europe for sure wasn't face simply follow the music. 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 meet our. every night the guest houses in the village take 10 setting up and improvise my club with a d.j. and about. 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. 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 weren't for the breaking of mishaps. they had. such as frequent power outages i really lucked out this is true that no energy to talk to everything was going so well until the power cut. pictures 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 electricity company i here's the number 011. but 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 on. tonight these revelers won't be back 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 and 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 freely with tourists after work because for certain guest house owners locals are not

welcome. if they are not allowed to get inside. their work and don't hear and again they have to still be an open ongoing state of inside. that's right you know. maybe it's good so what's perhaps also strange is that the guest house makes no effort to hide what it's doing it openly at the toss it's discriminatory policy. i'm a. and i over here and there for more so here there's a rez bag because i do a good as they were the doors long long time but they don't there it is that it now you'll be well you know. down the road another guest house also proclaims that michaels cannot 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. until 2 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 unlike the tourists. fallouts the very opening hours and hours of work that i. am sorry i. 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 them then they pay but then you know. the one thing i did was wrong. on the shell and club owners have introduced. as the measures in order to reassure foreign tourists this is a country that has for years struggled 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 to great 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. the big. population in this area is mainly tamil most of them hindus they currently live under government military control. the ideal it landscape is increasingly blemished by houses in ruins. is the 1st time our driver has been to this area for several years. was the display that they had settled in there and it they. are seeing something. that there isn't 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 buddhist sinhalese who have govern the country since the end of british colonial rule and 3000000 hindu tamils who live principally in the north of the country and who have been seeking independence. in 2009 after 25 years civil war with the tamil tigers guerrilla group. the government in colombo made of radical decision to effectively carpet bomb the north of the country and 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. today entire communities have been wiped off the map ghost villages when no tourists ever venture. in there how. was it baldly demolished and i have really gun fire. problem is a journalist from the tamil community he's been investigating the army's attacks on the people living in the most of the island here soldiers opened fire on houses and civilians that point blank range. you see if they're all it's also out of bullets. you see there. was announced by the government nor fired on but then they are probably.

bombed and shelled or were the people who were leaving the variac. today the villages deserted most of its inhabitants died journey attack only the most fortunate survived like this man. for prem these witness accounts are essential for proving economies involvement in war crimes of human. freedom when we tried to shelter in our houses but the shells kept falling and killed everyone inside the entire families were killed and start. any investigation is practically impossible says the area has been sealed off for years. in jaffna the tamil cultural capital government soldiers of visible on interest rate corner this is the sri lanka the 2

don't see a city that until 2010 was close to foreigners in an area cut off from the rest of the country. through told the newspaper prime works for has never stopped printing this openly pro-tem a publication has however paid a bloody price for its political leanings. and not a good morning. to the reader who yeah after that incident so all the men really do you know can be so they'd be actually been almost here enough . one of the rooms still bears evidence of the violent reprisals the prince colleagues were subject to. be shot each and every morning to us. in 20067 armed men attacked the office killing 2 tamil employees and the night may

didn't end there. and after their 2000 hour news they attacked the threats haven't stopped since the end of the poor 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 other forces 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 ritchie 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 are made out of corrugated sheet metal and old dry sacks. these are the wars 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 know of the homeland. never go back. she's the 1st generation and it's a 25 years. seeming here in 19. day displays

from the latest did you. know why she's through this thing i just i can't go back we're not allowed to. 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 even the one in england. but it was. it was around here. just there i remember there was that road to this side. this huge green zone on the map does not represent a sprawling forest under the orders on their land or. keeping by me. 24 square

kilometers of coastline under army control. during the war the military placed troops here to stop tell groups and government soldiers have decided to make money from this land that isn't theirs via a somewhat unusual business model. our quest to fill me up went unanswered by the army without official fries ation it's normally impossible to pass the barriers placed around this high security area but we found a way to enter incognito and. 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 there's a swimming pool and access to the bache. we decided to try our luck.

below i go to youtube looking to for this nights. they have rooms available we booked 2 of them. by booking a room we now have 24 hours of authorized access. in train this high security design 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 i.d.m. reservation data asked what name they me. where are they from where. from france. after checking our papers they let us through. we're now on land with the tamil refugees in the camps used to live. the army has put up barracks to house at soldiers.

and in the middle of the complex facing out onto a beach we reached the hotel 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 form we have to fill ask is a list offering preferential rates to soldiers so it is. nice for the. last. year our military yes. everybody needed. this man in civilian clothing this is sergeant major and 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 her. in the refugee camp. before the city or to live here in the north. as a reserve refugee camp no. no. never. ceased but before those even one family lived there and now he lives in the richest. doesn't come back. never. never ever. with all could last the soldier reception has categorically denies the existence of the camps that we visited on a few days ago. once the war ended the military chopper

ass 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 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 still occupying the region. we decided to take a walk along the beach but don't get very far. they're. going to their beards. a soldier in uniform

is back. ordered. ok. if if yeah yeah yeah. if you did. i'm damn. leaving the hotel without authorization is prohibited this is a strictly guarded environment nonetheless military hotels a rip streaming 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 belongs to the tamils. to take advantage of the countries to resupply. and more importantly to redeploy some of the 150000 soldiers dream up since the end of the. these military

commercial ventures on tamil land or a controversial issue in sri 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. the north of sri lanka represents a golden financial but unity 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. it's 6 am 100 or so temples of rock by truck. for the last 5 years this army is helping hands has been doing their bit to clear the unexploded munitions and the management of

a push in geo. and then send scientists and send. heading up the team is head of a fishing 9 year old senator. as you everybody know larry i'm very i'm you do your job. only yesterday you were wrong 121 months you know minefields injury long with one of them thank you during the war all these temple civilians clean up after me combatants. today there are also the ones reading the homeland of landmines but remember safety 1st. is a very very dangerous job we have to keep close or we have to maintain discipline otherwise things get out of control. we don't want tax breaks running 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 before i started in gaza what better are. awarded from boredom. and then iraq to wait. for something. force longer is one of the most dense minefields in the world we found here we've cleared here nearly 20000000 square meters since 2002 halos 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 constant. precautions are essential by the rest of the team ketones a protective vest. 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 darn clear there so that we cannot cross the road thanks and just we just follow me for this is where outsiders learn to fully appreciate the term minefield the area is cleared by hand inch by inch. storm and mark the mind off as you see here the mines all a very poor boys as this is a marvel of all the others in the game. 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 there's still a lot of work to to the next mine is really far away some are easy to spot there is

another month. where. the slightest amount of pressure on the detonator could take the mind clear is laid off the most of the devices are buried several centimeters under the surface and as such they are invisible to locate them experts like have to exercise extreme caution while keeping their nerve. to avoid coming into contact with a detonator vicious starts from underneath gradually digging up to the surface. the mind he on the left is only a few centimeters away from her pick-axe. the detonator is just visible above the sand. we should now has to remove the mine it's a delicate operation one wrong move could set off an explosion. the

one 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. but stay back in order to have maximum use of her hands her supervisor works without gloves the only tool she uses now is a hawk. clearing away the sand 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 already mindful of that. today it's the

tamils who are risking their lives while the sinhalese soldiers then take the explosives. are. quite ready for very. every day the army comes by to destroy any devices that have been found i think why do you insist on destroying the mines yourselves and exposes on one that in trying to only the army is authorised 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. 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 towels are taking such great risks to clear it. they hope to attract tourists to the area with its unspoiled nature including likes again and a little further on along 70 beach. a very good chance of a very very green water. where the market. may have a potential of very little. in a few years time holiday makers may start frequenting these beaches. in the meantime it's the south of the country that's completely untouched by the war that's profiting from 2. centuries sri lanka is covered in rich vegetation

and there are plenty of unique sites for foreign visitors to discover here such as this produce statue overlooking the city of candy. but the biggest draw for tourists and the animals. was. this group of 6 tourists got up at dawn this morning are. 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. we were off on safari and we really hope we'll see all the animals in our guide book. this explains are about to enter the jala national park and nature reserve known to have the biggest litter population on the planet. if we go.

this cheap trick 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. i don't think it was mild for the camera. the reserve covers 100000 hectares of land the to risk it to see buffalo in india and also exotic goods that can't be found anywhere else. going to. look all. of. 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 oh yeah there were no over there what's that. was you know the big cats emerge so i did. not know about. the gold. leopards a very rare also so beautiful they can only be found in 7 countries around the world where you will never knowing where so incredibly lucky. because they're only going to have friends who are chosen to cross the center of the country accompanied by a french speaking guide. it's a traditional trial. that we're going to hear that there are seats. in sri lanka taking the train is an

experience in itself. that the train has arrived at and while i am 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 salon. speak here that what you learn about the entire process is that this is what we used to make tea the young leaves just that. 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 group of french tourists. caught up in packing on stop filming that's not good for t.v. . let's get the wicker baskets. like this. all of a sudden the picture appears to be a family fenty one. of the pictures on the plantation are all tunnel women they work 6 days a week and here the work is done by hand. and also from what i mean these women are paid. that might not seem very heavy to do it as i imagine it must be quite difficult in fields with a tricky mopes how much kilograms did you do or didn't care 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 someone nian people work on the plantations. t.v. 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 is being 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 t. in the street 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 are innocent. they did and i became a picker because there's no weather work here any i don't have a choice if you let it be it's what i have to do with leave the. it. is now 30 like most of the pickers he is she was born on this plantation. the t. fields are wound apart in exchange for small salaries the company's promise to house their employees and a contractually obliged to do so. as for what the company has actually given by one ear 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. that i was doing he's a kind of workers' representative little bit. that. let me show you

the conditions we live in here. we go. around 20 families live here in rudimentary conditions some don't even have running water. i live in he shows us his house. look it's full of holes. in that it was somewhat of an 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.

the 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 was no protection when he's working with the highly toxic chemical. i had some clumps about that damaged so now i don't have a critical eye because there's kind of. this in the body. headroom is criminally under equipped. his job is to spray the pesticide. set he's been working in constant contact with the chemical for 7 years now the revenue that 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 in. 11 words i only want the company paid me 1269 rupees. that's less than 8 euros for 2 days. and there's no health insurance that. 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 the body 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. 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 produces in sri lanka has made the wellbeing of their work as a key element to their business. companies like deal not at each of its plantations he has built proper housing for its because they don't know any more than elsewhere but grow han who is in charge of the plantation has created an environment that is more comfortable for the workers. the felony is a standardized but he'd try to help them by other means. than other bt farms so that they can. keep it there so the b.b.b. collecting that mean look 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

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