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  • Thien Pah, 56, arrives home from working in his only flat field. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A Bunong woman waits to start her 8 hours work shift at the rubber plantation field that Socfin company is developing in Busra. Busra, 30th July 2009 By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A young woman works separating the rice in a traditional Bunong way. Rice is the main thing that Bunong people are able to grow today since the new rubber plantations are taking place. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • An 'spirit forest' lays surrounded by the new rubber plantations that Socfin company is developing in Busra. The company has promised the Bunong to not touch what is considered 'sacred land'. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • Prach Plu, 60, walks to his house after coming of a day of working at his only flat field where he grows rice and pepper. Socfin provided him with three different options and he decided on taking compensation of 1000 USD. Mr. Plu could not write the contract but asked his son, he thinks that if the company valued his land on that amount it must be a fair one. Busra, 30th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A few Bunong people are waiting on line to start their work shift at their rubber plantation fields that Socfin company is growing in Busra. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • Sru Khlock, 59, was born in Busra, a community of Bunong people today divided in 7 different villages in Mondolkiri province. During Pol Pot's times Mr. Khlock needed to escape to Vietnam along with his family and the rest of the community and only came back when the war was over with the help of the Vietnamese. Today Mr. Khlock is worried that the new development brought to his community will have a negative impact. He believes that the Bunong will forget about the traditional culture, as 'Land is the basic of culture'. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • Na, a young Bunong, made a cross sign alerting that a sacred cemetery was located there. The Bunong people complained a few times to the Commune Hall about a cemetery that the company Socfin was about to destroy. The Bunong representatives didn't listen to their pledges and now a few graves have been torn apart. In the Bunong culture, cemeteries are sacred and now the community believes that their ancestor's spirits will be angry and very bad things will happen to them. Busra, 30th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • The government has even denied the indigenous condition of the Bunong to not follow the Land Law that provides the indigenous community the right to manage their ancestral land. Busra, 30th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • Khac Pyach, 31, doesn't want to give up with his land and has tried to complain many times to the commune leader. For Mr. Pyach land is the most important thing and worries about the future of his children. He says that he cannot choose any of the company options, as his field was never measured. He alleges that a cemetery was destroyed by the company and that the spirits are now angry and will come back looking for revenge. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A Bunong group leader revises the workers' list that includes Khmer and Bunong workers. The company Socfin says to have helped the Bunong people in getting new jobs for a better future. Busra, 30th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • Sa, a Bunong woman, believes that Bunong people are not good for business and if their land is being sold they won't be able to survive. Her husband and some of her children work for the company but she says to not have enough to live and the rest of the children don't go to school. She chose to get compensation from the company but have not received any money yet. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • The government has even denied the indigenous condition of the Bunong to not follow the Land Law that provides the indigenous community the right to manage their ancestral land. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A woman is waiting on a truck to be driven to the rubber plantation fields that Socfin company is growing in Busra. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A few Bunong and Khmer people are waiting on a truck to be driven to the rubber plantation fields that Socfin company is growing in Busra. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • Some new workers get on the trucks to be driven to the rubber plantation fields that Socfin company is growing in Busra. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A few Phnong and Khmer people are waiting on a truck to be driven to the rubber plantation fields that Socfin company is growing in Bou Sra. Bou Sra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A men observes how new workers get on the trucks to be driven to the rubber plantation fields that Socfin company is growing in Bou Sra. Bou Sra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • Some new workers get on the trucks to be driven to the rubber plantation fields that Socfin company is growing in Busra. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A few Bunong people are waiting to start their work shift at their rubber plantation fields that Socfin company is growing in Busra. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • Today new rubber plantations have displaced the Bunong farmlands after a 10,000-hectare plantation began late last year when the government granted the land to the French company Socfin, a giant in the sector. Busra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A Bunong woman works on the rubber plantation that french company Socfin is developing in Busra. Busra, 30th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A few Bunong and Khmer workers work on the rubber plantations that Socfin is developing in Busra. Socfin reaffirm that they are bringing new jobs to the Bunong. Busra, 30th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A few Phnong and Khmer people are driven on a truck to the rubber plantation fields that Socfin company is growing in Bou Sra. Bou Sra, 29th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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  • A few Phnong and Khmer workers work on the rubber plantations that Socfin is developing in Bou Sra. Socfin reaffirm that they are bringing new jobs to the Phnong and are developing their land more effectively Bou Sra, 30th July 2009. By photographer Arantxa Cedillo
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