Cambodia - Philippines - Vietnam

Apr. 18 The share out: On the beach after the net has been hauled in comes the share-out of the too-often meagre catch. Then haggling can commende between the seller and buyer. Result of a morning work with the net can sometimes reach four shillings, enough to buy rice to feed a family. A few fish retained provide the remainder of the diet. Hours of back-breaking word for a few shilling's worth of fish Indochina's war refugees scrape a living by cooperative nets: Sad relco of the bitter struggle between communist and anticommunists in french Indochina today are the refugees who fled south of the 17th parallel at the peace, rather than live under communist rule. Thousands of the refugees have found some kind of work, thousands still live on a Colombo plan dole'. others, independent and more proud, have banded themselves into groups which have bought or made huge fishing nets from aid funds, and operate them cooperatively on the coastline around cap St.Jacques 70 miles from Saigon, an area once popular wait the French as a holiday resort. The fishing is poor, and enomous labour is needed even to reap a small reward. Everyone who helps pull the nets gets an equal share of the catch, either to sell or eat. Average earning amount to a few shillings. some fishermen prefer working in pairs or parties of four, using smelled nets but getting a larger share of proceeds. Large nets are rowed out into the bay. The smaller ones are used only close inshore. While one pair sells, the other fishes; and then they change over roles. In spite of their labours, the refugees are happy people. They retain a measure of independence and some of their pride and this, to their race, is a great deal

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Amount Average Back-breaking Banded Bitter Bought Buyer Colombo Cooperative Cooperatively Diet Dole Earning Either Enough Equal Everyone Feed Fled Funds Haggling Hauled Helps Indochina Indochinas Inshore Labours Larger Meagre Measure Needed Nets Operate Pairs Parallel Prefer Proceeds Proud Provide Pull Rather Reach Reap Remainder Result Retain Retained Reward Roles Rowed Rule Saigon Scrape Sell Sells Share Shillings Smaller Sometimes Spite Themselves Word Worth

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