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Archive for October, 2008

Room with a view

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

This is where they are now, Borei Keila:   This is where they will be, Toul Sambo: Nice… A room (5x4m, toilet included), a view.. The countryside… Fresh air… Except that the families who remained in the sieve at Borei Keila when the new appartments were distributed as a replacement for the squat they were […]

Boeung Kak follow-up

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Spent some time at Boeung Kak again (VIJ2008069G). Those who struck adeal with Shukaku Inc. go on dismantling their houses while the water levels rise because of the lake being filled with sand. The others collect pieces of wood which might turn out to be usefull…

Multimedia piece on Ka-set

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Published a multimedia piece about Chom Chao, an area in the suburbs of Phnom Penh where part of the 300000 Cambodian garment factory workers work and sleep without much more because their 50$ a month salary is eaten away by a 25% inflation. It is called ‘Chom Chao, les jeunes exilées du textile’ on the Ka-set […]

Chom Chao

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Been working on Chom Chao a bit… (Sorry Marcin but this story will be in colour)… CAMBODIA. Chom Chao (Phnom Penh). 6/10/2008: Garment factory workers returning home after their shift.

Slips in the model

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

It was supposed to be a model relocation: the Borei Keila slum dwellers being relocated in newly built apartments at the same spot. Who could ask for more? Cambodia being Cambodia, several families, many of them with one or several seropositive members, end up being tossed around and still have no real place to live […]

They are drowning them…

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Shukaku Inc. company goes on pumping sand in the Boeung Kak lake. The water levels are rising. It was granted a 99 year lease by the authorities to develop the area. More and more inhabitants dismantle their homes after having struck a deal with the company. But many of the 4000 families still haven’t got […]

Forgot this one…

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

I forgot to put this picture in  the slideshow called Exode de Pchhum Benh on the Ka-set website…