There is no electricity for daily tasks in D.Weera sundaree’s simple, concrete home in central Sri Lanka.

Two generations of her family have worked on tea plantations in the country, which are some of the most deprived places on the island.

The tea pickers' wages depend on how many leaves they collect. Their average earnings are about $60 a month

There is a growing resentment among tea garden workers in the hilly part of the country - home to most of the tea plantations.

For them, the tsunami has highlighted how much they have been ignored. They feel money has come in for tsunami relief but their plight has been forgotten.

By By Dumeetha Luthra