Jewellery making in Kampot, Cambodia

Jewellery making is a big business in Cambodia, every market has its jewellery section. This is the one in Kampot, on the coast of Cambodia.

The worker puts those little pieces of gold into the tubes as seen in the picture to later melt them down. His only tools are the tweezers and his eyes.

The jewellery us molded and assembled as seen in the pictures. They simply place the bracelet or ring on a rock, brick or piece of metal and just head it and mold it again with the tweezers.

And this is what their workplace looks like. Very cramped and hot, not the ideal conditions to be working in, but we were received with smiles and greetings. Markets in Cambodia are closed areas with very low ceilings. It can get very hot and stuffy during the hotter hours of the day.