Monday, July 21, 2008

Between life and death in construction works

See those three tiny dots? They are men working on one of the buildings in Cebu I.T. Park (specifically the Skyrise building). When I saw this view, I couldn't help myself, but stopped out of awe and curiosity. These people who worked in the construction industry doing dangerous tasks such as this are quite exceptional to me. They are the ones who do risky works and yet one of those who received the lowest compensation. One time, when the jeepney where I was on passed by this building, I intently looked to see the safety gears used by these working men. I saw a rope being tied on their waists anchored from the top of the building. These small sticks in parallel (most probably made of bamboo) hold their weight as they are suspended with a rope.

As you can see on the third picture, there were also men working at the bottom part of the building.

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