My partner José

My partner José works on a sugar cane plantation near our house. He drives a tractor and cuts cane. Here he is cutting up some sugar cane to eat during a break.

He works five and a half days a week and earns 50 000 bolívares (about 32 US dollars). This, together with my babysitting job, gives us enough money to feed our family, but doesn't allow many extras. He has been told he will get some money for belonging to the army reserve, so we are waiting for that.