Sometimes I see construction workers walk around on small ledges without safety ropes. I see them throwing tools to each other, sometimes they catch them, sometimes they don’t. If somebody passes by underneath and gets a screwdriver in the head, it’ll break their skull. So just look out when walking around. And just don’t fall down when you’re up there on the ledge. Then everything is fine. Fair enough.
But this thing that the neighbors are doing today takes the prize as the most stupid thing that I’ve seen in a while. These 3 guys they hired to paint their house are walking around on a 45 degree slope with a 20 foot drop below. Sometimes there’s something they can hold on to. Sometimes not. They also carry paint buckets and paint brushes. Down below is a metal fence with 3 inch spikes pointing straight up!
I was just starring (and shooting some photos) for 5 minutes, one guy lost balance but grabbed the other-one’s arm. Regained balance, phew... He would probably have survived the fall. Probably.
That’s the way it works here. I think the ILO would call it exploitation or something. I call it stupid. The Nepalese call it work.
Without a safety net. © Morten Svenningsen
Nobody really celebrates Christmas around here, but anyway: Merry Christmas everybody!
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