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Sri Lanka
e6443
November 2007
Male hairdresser in a beauty parlor. Polonnaruwa District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e11176
November 2007
Beautician doing a facial. Polonnaruwa District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6458
November 2007
Making aquariums. Kurunegala District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6441
November 2007
Weaving bags from processed plants. Polonnaruwa District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6446
November 2007
Packing pots of curd to be sent to the market. Polonnauwra District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6449
November 2007
Assembling different parts for multi socket extension codes. Puttalam District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6450
November 2007
Farm workers harvesting cauliflower. Puttlam District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6452
November 2007
Transferring inland fish to new tanks. Fish farm. Puttalam District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6453
November 2007
Manual bottling of fruit drinks. Puttalam District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6456
November 2007
Painting clay pots after firing. Puttalam District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6457
November 2007
Painting clay pots after firing. Puttalam District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6460
November 2007
Sewing 'Ecoeye' cloth bags. Kurunegala District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6463
November 2007
Making cottage cheese. Kurunegala District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6467
November 2007
Manufacturing of cement products. Anuradapura District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6468
November 2007
Manual wood carving. Colombo District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6470
November 2007
Preparation of advertising boards. Anuradapura District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6461
November 2007
Wool spinning. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6465
November 2007
Making greetings cards. Anuradapura District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e11175
November 2007
Making aquariums. Kurunegala District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6448
November 2007
Combining coir fibres. Kurunegala District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e0841
January 2005
Koggala, reinstating the electricity grid
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0827
January 2005
Mahamodara: "Silva coffin shop" and Hemachandra's home
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0826
January 2005
Mahamodara: "Silva coffin shop" and Hemachandra's home
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0838
January 2005
Galle, cranes moving boats
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0840
January 2005
Koggala, reinstating the electricity grid
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0843
January 2005
Koggala, man on the street
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0829
January 2005
Gintota: This family received 40 people in their living room on December 26th. Their artistically talented son sells his paintings to raise money for the reconstruction of the school.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0833
January 2005
Galle stadium: the stands have been washed away and a metal water tank came through the window.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0844
January 2005
Koggala, posters of missing people
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0834
January 2005
Galle stadium: the stands have been washed away and a metal water tank came through the window.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0831
January 2005
The bus station in Galle is operational again. It was devasted by the tsunami while many people drowned in the buses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0837
January 2005
Galle, cranes moving boats
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0821
January 2005
Koggala Singha, refugee camp
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0825
January 2005
Koggala Singha, refugee camp
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0795
January 2005
Ginthota, material bought the previous day to make school uniforms
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0792
January 2005
Ginthota, school 24 hours later
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0819
January 2005
Koggala Singha, refugee camp
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0818
January 2005
Koggala Singha, refugee camp
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0816
January 2005
Galle, Galle fair: before there were 100 shops in this street
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0814
January 2005
Galle, Galle fair: before there were 100 shops in this street
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0813
January 2005
Galle, Galle fair: before there were 100 shops in this street
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0810
January 2005
Galle: the owner of the Hotel Miltons, a woman, died in the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0809
January 2005
Galle: the owner of the Hotel Miltons, a woman, died in the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0824
January 2005
Koggala Singha, refugee camp
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0820
January 2005
Koggala Singha, refugee camp
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0811
January 2005
Galle: the owner of the Hotel Miltons, a woman, died in the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0806
January 2005
Galle, crane lifting a boat with the help of U.S. marines
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0790
January 2005
Ginthota, school 24 hours later
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0791
January 2005
Ginthota, school 24 hours later
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0746
January 2005
Galle, boats washed up on the streets
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0757
January 2005
Galle, clearing up
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0758
January 2005
Galle, clearing up
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0766
January 2005
Galle port
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0770
January 2005
Galle, refugees, erecting an italian tent. Hard going, even with 20 people.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0716
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0718
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0690
January 2005
Dodanduwa: repairing the railway network
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0685
January 2005
Life starts again in Dodanduwa: tents and other forms of shelter
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0686
January 2005
Life starts again in Dodanduwa: tents and other forms of shelter
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0707
January 2005
Hard times for fishermen: only 70 out of 400 boats survived the tsunami in Dodanduma.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0712
January 2005
Hard times for fishermen: only 70 out of 400 boats survived the tsunami in Dodanduma.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0772
January 2005
Galle, refugees, erecting an italian tent. Hard going, even with 20 people.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0759
January 2005
Galle, reinstallation of telecommunications
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0773
January 2005
Galle: Norbert Miller, a German living in Beluwela, Sri Lanka, mobilises neighbours and local solidarity to distribute food to refugees.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0777
January 2005
Galle: Norbert Miller, a German living in Beluwela, Sri Lanka, mobilises neighbours and local solidarity to distribute food to refugees.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0778
January 2005
Galle: Norbert Miller, a German living in Beluwela, Sri Lanka, mobilises neighbours and local solidarity to distribute food to refugees.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0670
January 2005
Five rooms of this small ten-room hotel in Dodanduwa were destroyed, but the guests and employees are safe.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0671
January 2005
Five rooms of this small ten-room hotel in Dodanduwa were destroyed, but the guests and employees are safe.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0673
January 2005
Five rooms of this small ten-room hotel in Dodanduwa were destroyed, but the guests and employees are safe.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0672
January 2005
Five rooms of this small ten-room hotel in Dodanduwa were destroyed, but the guests and employees are safe.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0691
January 2005
Dodanduwa: repairing the railway network
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0694
January 2005
Dodanduwa: repairing the railway network
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0700
January 2005
Hard times for fishermen: only 70 out of 400 boats survived the tsunami in Dodanduma.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0697
January 2005
Dodanduma - Mechanic, whose garage was swept away, starts working again
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0714
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0715
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0719
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0721
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0723
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0708
January 2005
Hard times for fishermen: only 70 out of 400 boats survived the tsunami in Dodanduma.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0709
January 2005
Hard times for fishermen: only 70 out of 400 boats survived the tsunami in Dodanduma.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0711
January 2005
Hard times for fishermen: only 70 out of 400 boats survived the tsunami in Dodanduma.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0713
January 2005
Dodanduwa: As his old "Tuk Tuk" has been destroyed, he has to rent the new one.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0726
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0727
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0728
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0739
January 2005
The zone where the school of Ginthota stood has been cleared by U.S. marines and their equipment in one day.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0748
January 2005
Galle: the long-term work of rebuilding the economy of this town has just started.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0753
January 2005
Galle, secondary school destroyed
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0755
January 2005
Galle, new bridge
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0756
January 2005
Galle, new bridge
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0762
January 2005
Galle port
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0763
January 2005
Galle port
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0764
January 2005
Galle port
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0767
January 2005
Galle, refugees
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0769
January 2005
Galle, refugees
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0783
January 2005
Paraliya - the train in which 1500 died when it was swept away by the tsunami is put back on the railroad tracks by a crane.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0784
January 2005
Paraliya - the train in which 1500 died when it was swept away by the tsunami is put back on the railroad tracks by a crane.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0687
January 2005
Life starts again in Dodanduwa: tents and other forms of shelter
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0688
January 2005
Life starts again in Dodanduwa: tents and other forms of shelter
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0701
January 2005
Hard times for fishermen: only 70 out of 400 boats survived the tsunami in Dodanduma.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0702
January 2005
Hard times for fishermen: only 70 out of 400 boats survived the tsunami in Dodanduma.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0699
January 2005
This temple in Dodanduwa serves as a storehouse for clothes to be distributed to people in need
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0730
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0731
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0735
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0736
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0737
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0745
January 2005
Galle, boats washed up on the streets
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0616
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0663
January 2005
Weligama, family whose house was partially destroyed, the grandmother was killed by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0668
January 2005
Galle, Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0564
January 2005
Road to Amparai: Canadian humanitarian aid convoy(DARTS)
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0565
January 2005
Road to Amparai: Canadian humanitarian aid convoy(DARTS)
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0618
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0643
January 2005
Dondra, a group of voluntaries helps people like this tsunami widow and her children to clean up the place where they lived.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0644
January 2005
Dondra, a group of voluntaries helps people like this tsunami widow and her children to clean up the place where they lived.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0646
January 2005
Dondra, a group of voluntaries helps people like this tsunami widow and her children to clean up the place where they lived.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0647
January 2005
Dondra, a group of voluntaries helps people like this tsunami widow and her children to clean up the place where they lived.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0661
January 2005
Weligama, family whose house was partially destroyed, the grandmother was killed by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0662
January 2005
Weligama, family whose house was partially destroyed, the grandmother was killed by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0591
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka is one of the fishing villages worst hit by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0595
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka is one of the fishing villages worst hit by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0596
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka is one of the fishing villages worst hit by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0645
January 2005
Dondra, a group of voluntaries helps people like this tsunami widow and her children to clean up the place where they lived.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0619
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0566
January 2005
Road to Amparai: Canadian humanitarian aid convoy(DARTS)
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0664
January 2005
Galle, Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0620
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0621
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0622
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0625
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0627
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0665
January 2005
Galle, Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0666
January 2005
Galle, Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0667
January 2005
Galle, Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0549
January 2005
Pathmasiri could only recover one machine from his carpenter's workshop. He immediately set up shop again in the yard in front of his house, which was mostly spared by the tsunami of December 26. Moratuwa.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0558
January 2005
Pathmasiri could only recover one machine from his carpenter's workshop. He immediately set up shop again in the yard in front of his house, which was mostly spared by the tsunami of December 26. Moratuwa.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0542
January 2005
Nothing is left of Fernando's little repair shop. Everything was swept away by the December 26 wave. He is posing with his company's registration certificate in his hands. Moratuwa.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0540
January 2005
Lal and his wife Chendrani are gathering all they can find from the ruins of their former house to rebuild it. A mirror is already hung at one of the pilars. Moratuwa
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0561
January 2005
Nihal is trying to put together and rehabilitate his small carpenter's workshop damaged by the tsunami wave. Moratuwa village.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0562
January 2005
Neighbours, friends, employees, everybody lends a hand to put together what used to be a carpenter's workshop. Moratuwa village.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0543
January 2005
Nothing is left of Fernando's little repair shop. Everything was swept away by the December 26 wave. He is posing with his company's registration certificate in his hands. Moratuwa.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0544
January 2005
Nothing is left of Fernando's little repair shop. Everything was swept away by the December 26 wave. He is posing with his company's registration certificate in his hands. Moratuwa.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0559
January 2005
Pathmasiri could recover nothing but this machine from his carpentry shop, which was ruined by the tsunami. He immediately resumed his job by setting it up in front of his house, which was partially spared from the December 26 wave. Moratuwa.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0560
January 2005
Nihal showing the level of the wave which destroyed his workshop.Moratuwa
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0547
January 2005
Erasha has just found a few toys and a frame in what remains from his bedroom. Moratuwa
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0541
January 2005
Nothing is left of Fernando's little repair shop. Everything was swept away by the December 26 wave. He is posing with his company's registration certificate in his hands. Moratuwa.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0536
January 2005
Ruins of fishermen's houses crushed by the tsunami on Dec. 26 in the village of Moratuwa (25 km south of Colombo).
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0575
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0579
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0578
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0601
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0632
January 2005
Hambantota: refugee camp in front of a mosque destroyed by the tsunami
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0637
January 2005
Hambantota, Bandula was carried 500m metres with half of his house by a 15 metre wave. He was saved by a branch.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0638
January 2005
Hambantota: 1500 people died - many are still missing
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0657
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0568
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0572
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0738
January 2005
Ginthota, School principal and teachers
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0869
January 2005
Small carpentry workshop in Moratuwa
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0611
January 2005
Hambantota: this is all what's left of a 300 ft. radio tower. They are clearing away the rubble, have even rebuilt the communications tower. But the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0654
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0580
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0581
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0583
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0586
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0609
January 2005
Hambantota: this is all what's left of a 300 ft. radio tower. They are clearing away the rubble, have even rebuilt the communications tower. But the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0597
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0631
January 2005
Hambantota: refugee camp in front of a mosque destroyed by the tsunami
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0598
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0603
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0567
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0570
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0571
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0608
January 2005
Hambantota: this is all what's left of a 300 ft. radio tower. They are clearing away the rubble, have even rebuilt the communications tower. But the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0574
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0796
January 2005
Local solidarity in Ginthota: these 200 workers of a tea plantation nearby Moratuwa were granted one day of leave by their employer to clear away the rubble.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0797
January 2005
Local solidarity in Ginthota: these 200 workers of a tea plantation nearby Moratuwa were granted one day of leave by their employer to clear away the rubble.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0799
January 2005
Local solidarity in Ginthota: these 200 workers of a tea plantation nearby Moratuwa were granted one day of leave by their employer to clear away the rubble.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0801
January 2005
Local solidarity in Ginthota: these 200 workers of a tea plantation nearby Moratuwa were granted one day of leave by their employer to clear away the rubble.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0802
January 2005
Local solidarity in Ginthota: these 200 workers of a tea plantation nearby Moratuwa were granted one day of leave by their employer to clear away the rubble.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0803
January 2005
Local solidarity in Ginthota: these 200 workers of a tea plantation nearby Moratuwa were granted one day of leave by their employer to clear away the rubble.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0804
January 2005
Local solidarity in Ginthota: these 200 workers of a tea plantation nearby Moratuwa were granted one day of leave by their employer to clear away the rubble.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0636
January 2005
Hambantota, Bandula was carried 500m metres with half of his house by a 15 metre wave. He was saved by a branch.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0648
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0651
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0652
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0653
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0655
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0656
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0629
January 2005
Hambantota: distribution of humanitarian aid in a refugee camp
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0798
January 2005
Local solidarity in Ginthota: these 200 workers of a tea plantation nearby Moratuwa were granted one day of leave by their employer to clear away the rubble.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0858
January 2005
Water drainage in the slums of Moratuwa
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0628
January 2005
Hambantota: Refugee camp in front of what's left from a mosque
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0703
January 2005
They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0658
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0660
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e3029
2005
Sri Lanka. Woman full potable water buckets provided by the Red Cross.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e3025
2005
Sri Lanka. Women have taken on a major role in road reconstruction efforts in southern Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e3036
2005
Sri Lanka. Women make ropes from coconut fibres. This kind of traditional activity can help tsunami victims bounce back from their suffering.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e3030
2005
Sri Lanka. Boy tries to help to the reconstruction of his city cutting wood.
Sri Lanka 2005.
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Children and men receiving their weekly salary in a tea plantation, Nawara Eliya
e6459
November 2007
Cloth cutter work in clothing industry. Kurunegala District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
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November 2007
Cutting hydro link power hoses. Anuradapura District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
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November 2007
Turner at work on a machine. Anuradapura District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6454
November 2007
Machine fixing lids of fruit drink bottles. Puttalam District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
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November 2007
Preparing handicrafts from dried plants. Polonnaruwa District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
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November 2007
Weaving bags from processed plants. Polonnaruwa District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e11173
November 2007
Packing of "reading to cook" preparations from dried fruits. Polonnauwra District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
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November 2007
Artisan potters working in their studio. Puttalam District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
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November 2007
Farm workers harvesting guava. Kurunegala District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
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November 2007
Decorating flower pots. Anuradapura District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6469
November 2007
Cutting paper for printing. Anuradapura District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6442
November 2007
Preparing palm leaves for sun drying to be used in handicrafts. Polonnaruwa District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6444
November 2007
Deep frying traditional sweet meats using a kerosene cooker. Polonnaruwa District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6445
November 2007
Administrating medicine for a diseased fish in a hatchery. Polonnauwra District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6447
November 2007
Packing of "reading to cook" preparations from dried fruits. Polonnauwra District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6462
November 2007
Centrifuging for separating fat from cow milk for cottage cheese. Kurunegala District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6464
November 2007
Preparing rice for sun drying. Kurunegala District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e6473
November 2007
Beautician doing a facial. Polonnaruwa District. Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka 2007.
e0836
January 2005
Galle, cranes moving boats
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0835
January 2005
Galle, cranes moving boats
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0828
January 2005
Mahamodara: "Silva coffin shop" and Hemachandra's home
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0839
January 2005
Koggala, reinstating the electricity grid
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0842
January 2005
Koggala, man on the street
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0832
January 2005
Galle stadium: the stands have been washed away and a metal water tank came through the window.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0805
January 2005
Galle, crane lifting a boat with the help of U.S. marines
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0794
January 2005
Ginthota, material bought the previous day to make school uniforms
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0807
January 2005
Galle, crane lifting a boat with the help of U.S. marines
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0808
January 2005
Galle, crane lifting a boat with the help of U.S. marines
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0823
January 2005
Koggala Singha, refugee camp
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0793
January 2005
Ginthota, school 24 hours later
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0822
January 2005
Koggala Singha, refugee camp
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0812
January 2005
Galle, Galle fair: before there were 100 shops in this street
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0815
January 2005
Galle, Galle fair: before there were 100 shops in this street
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0817
January 2005
Galle, Galle fair: before there were 100 shops in this street
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0751
January 2005
Galle: With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected in this town could be back at work before the end of the year, including the owner of this business destroyed by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0752
January 2005
Galle: With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected in this town could be back at work before the end of the year, including the owner of this business destroyed by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0765
January 2005
Galle port
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0733
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0734
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0717
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0725
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0750
January 2005
Galle: the long-term work of rebuilding the economy of this town has just started.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0706
January 2005
Hard times for fishermen: only 70 out of 400 boats survived the tsunami in Dodanduma.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0771
January 2005
Galle, refugees, erecting an italian tent. Hard going, even with 20 people.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0774
January 2005
Galle: Norbert Miller, a German living in Beluwela, Sri Lanka, mobilises neighbours and local solidarity to distribute food to refugees.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0776
January 2005
Galle: Norbert Miller, a German living in Beluwela, Sri Lanka, mobilises neighbours and local solidarity to distribute food to refugees.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0779
January 2005
Galle: Norbert Miller, a German living in Beluwela, Sri Lanka, mobilises neighbours and local solidarity to distribute food to refugees.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0722
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0724
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0710
January 2005
Hard times for fishermen: only 70 out of 400 boats survived the tsunami in Dodanduma.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0720
January 2005
Local solidarity. 2000 students attend this school in Githhota, 6 students and 2 teachers were killed by the tsunami, while 200 people died in the neighbourhood. Parents, students, teachers, members of the Sri Lanka army and the U.S. marines have started reconstruction.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0749
January 2005
Galle: the long-term work of rebuilding the economy of this town has just started.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0754
January 2005
Galle, secondary school destroyed
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0760
January 2005
Galle, reinstallation of telecommunications
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0761
January 2005
Galle port
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0768
January 2005
Galle, refugees
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0775
January 2005
Galle: Norbert Miller, a German living in Beluwela, Sri Lanka, mobilises neighbours and local solidarity to distribute food to refugees.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0785
January 2005
Paraliya - the train in which 1500 died when it was swept away by the tsunami is put back on the railroad tracks by a crane.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0692
January 2005
Dodanduwa: repairing the railway network
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0693
January 2005
Dodanduwa: repairing the railway network
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0729
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0732
January 2005
Ginthota, recovery of materials from the school before demolition
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0740
January 2005
The zone where the school of Ginthota stood has been cleared by U.S. marines and their equipment in one day.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0669
January 2005
Galle, Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0589
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka is one of the fishing villages worst hit by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0617
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0624
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0594
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka is one of the fishing villages worst hit by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0593
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka is one of the fishing villages worst hit by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0592
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka is one of the fishing villages worst hit by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0626
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0590
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka is one of the fishing villages worst hit by the tsunami.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0623
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0546
January 2005
Samantha rummages through the rubble of her house, which was blown through by the tsunami. Moratuwa.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0539
January 2005
Sarath, posing with his family, has just discovered an unbroken cup amid the ruins of what used to be his house, before the tsunami's waves knocked it down. Village of Moratuwa.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0535
January 2005
Ruins of fishermen's houses crushed by the tsunami on Dec. 26 in the village of Moratuwa (25 km south of Colombo).
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0563
January 2005
Neighbours, friends, employees, everybody lends a hand to put together what used to be a carpenter's workshop. Moratuwa village.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0537
January 2005
Ruins of fishermen's houses crushed by the tsunami on Dec. 26 in the village of Moratuwa (25 km south of Colombo).
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0538
January 2005
Ruins of fishermen's houses crushed by the tsunami on Dec. 26 in the village of Moratuwa (25 km, south of Colombo).
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0545
January 2005
Life resumes in the ruins of this fishermen's house swept away by the December 26 wave. Moratuwa.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0548
January 2005
Pathmasiri could only recover one machine from his carpenter's workshop. He immediately set up shop again in the yard in front of his house, which was mostly spared by the tsunami of December 26. Moratuwa.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0704
January 2005
They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0865
January 2005
Fishermen in Moratuwa
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0659
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0864
January 2005
Fishermen in Moratuwa
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0639
January 2005
Hambantota: 1500 people died - many are still missing
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0640
January 2005
Hambantota: 1500 people died - many are still missing
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0576
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0577
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0582
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0859
January 2005
Water drainage in the slums of Moratuwa
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0650
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0612
January 2005
Hambantota: this is all what's left of a 300 ft. radio tower. They are clearing away the rubble, have even rebuilt the communications tower. But the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0614
January 2005
This clock stopped when the tsunami arrived...
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0633
January 2005
Hambantota: distribution of clothes in a mosque destroyed by the tsunami
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0641
January 2005
Hambantota: 1500 people died - many are still missing
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0695
January 2005
Tsunami victims? Many people are still missing...
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0868
January 2005
Small carpentry workshop in Moratuwa
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0569
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0584
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0585
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0599
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0600
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0605
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0606
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0649
January 2005
Weligama: fishermen repair their boats. Before the tsunami, almost three-quarters of a million people were already out of work in Sri Lanka. The disaster has added almost half a million more to that number. With adequate aid for reconstruction, repair of workplaces and equipment half of those affected could be back at work before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0615
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka is one of the fishing villages worst hit by the tsunami.The fishing monument that stood over a square of 200 stalls now stands lonely guard over just two.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0635
January 2005
Hambantota: distribution of clothes in a mosque destroyed by the tsunami
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0800
January 2005
Local solidarity in Ginthota: these 200 workers of a tea plantation nearby Moratuwa were granted one day of leave by their employer to clear away the rubble.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0607
January 2005
Hambantota: this is all what's left of a 300 ft. radio tower. They are clearing away the rubble, have even rebuilt the communications tower. But the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0630
January 2005
Hambantota: refugee camp in front of a mosque destroyed by the tsunami
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0634
January 2005
Hambantota: distribution of clothes in a mosque destroyed by the tsunami
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0602
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0604
January 2005
Hambantota on the South coast of Sri Lanka: The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0610
January 2005
Hambantota: this is all what's left of a 300 ft. radio tower. They are clearing away the rubble, have even rebuilt the communications tower. But the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0573
January 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami survey: a group of local students recruited by the ILO's JobsNet project set out to survey survivors of the disaster.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0705
January 2005
They are clearing away the rubble, but the real work of rebuilding a community is just starting.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0867
January 2005
Small carpentry workshop in Moratuwa
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0696
January 2005
The ILO estimates that 1 million people lost their livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Indonesia alone, mostly in fishing, tourism and small businesses. Businesses like this merchant selling gas bottles...
Sri Lanka 2005.
e0642
January 2005
Hambantota: 1500 people died - many are still missing
Sri Lanka 2005.
e3035
2005
Sri Lanka. Bicycle provided by the humanitarian aid to a citizen affected by the tsunami so that he can work.
Sri Lanka 2005.
e3026
2005
Sri Lanka. K. Kusunwathi, 56, is working on a road reconstruction programme run by the local government and the ILO.
Sri Lanka 2005.
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