Refugees

1968 - The Sea Helps War Refugees: To N. Indochinese refugees bring in their net to dry after hauling in through the shallow water off St. Jacques South Vietnam, . These men prefer the greater Independence of a mall cooperative net to the hugs 50 men or women nets other refugees operate. Hours of Back Breaking Work for A Few Shillings Worth of Fist Indochinas War Refugees Scrape A Living By Cooperative Nets: Sad relic of the bitter struggle between Communist and anti-communist in French Indochina today are the refuge4es 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 with the French as a holiday resort. The fishing is poor, and enormous labour is needs even to recap a small rewards. Everyone who helps pull the nets gets an equal to a few catch, either to sell or eat. Average earning amount to a few shillings. Some fisherman prefer working in pairs or parties of four, using smaller nets but getting a larger share of the proceeds. Large nets are rowed out into the bay. The smaller ones are used only closeinshore. The Smaller netsare often shared by several groups. While one pair sells, the other fishes; and then they change over roles. In spite of their labours, the refuges are happy people. They retain a measure of independence and some of their pride, and this, to their race, is a great deal. (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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19600104 Amount Anti-communist Average Banded Bitter Bought Bring Colombo Cooperative Cooperatively Dole Earning Either Enormous Equal Everyone Fled Funds Hauling Helps Hugs Indochina Indochinas Indochinese Labours Larger Mall Measure Needs Nets Often Operate Pairs Parallel Prefer Proceeds Proud Pull Rather Refuges Relic Retain Rewards Roles Rowed Rule Saigon Scrape Sell Sells Shallow Share Shared Shillings Smaller Spite Themselves Worth

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