Deadly jobs: Working with water

When we are at work, doing the same thing day in day out, it is easy to grow complacent about the risks that are involved. When the daily grind involves diving to the depths of the ocean with very basic equipment, complacency could prove fatal.
The Philippines ranks 11th highest in the list of the world’s top seafood producers, with some coastal communities deriving up to 70 percent of their income from fishing. It is no wonder that with such high stakes risky practices are commonplace.