‘All we need is kerosene’: Fishermen Struggle for Livelihoods in Crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Posted on September 11, 2022

“Everything’s difficult at the moment — there’s no kerosene, there’s no food at home,” said 73-year-old Soosaipillai Nicholas, nicknamed Sornam. “We only get work if we come to the sea, otherwise we don’t get any. We’re starving.”