It has been almost six years since Edu has worked for Goldteak plantation as a gardener, he works by himself at Kebun. He is married and has got two daughters, Siti Noerhasanah and Siti Rahmawati, with his wife, Erna, they live in the village near the plantation, every morning he goes to the plantation on foot.
The site manager, Zaini, visits Edu once a month to inspect his work and hand in his salary. As a guardian, his job is to clean dry leaves to prevent fires. In the summer there is often a fire due to a pile of dry leaves and twigs scattered. He also cleans branches that are too tight because they can reduce sunlight to the ground.
It’s hot season now,, he also ensures that there is enough space around the land to limit Goldteak’s border with someone else’ land, to avoid moving the hotspot if the next land fires.
