Working the Mill

Photographer’s remarks

A worker takes a break from a hard day working in this sawmill in central Lao PDR. This mill processes logs from a range of small holder plantations in the region, and employs a large number of local workers. Smallholder forestry provides an important source of income to many landholders in rural Lao PDR and South-east Asia, and an important source of wood and wood products throughout the wider region.