South Africa: Waste Pickers Are Crying - Literally - for Work

opinion

Recycling reclaimers are now to be included in SA's Solidarity Response Fund to be provided with emergency food parcels during the lockdown, but they are still not permitted to work. Covid-19 has highlighted the urgency of rapidly moving forward with the integration of reclaimers who form an integral part of our municipal waste management systems.

In the past several days, the government has added street traders and several other categories of workers to the list of people who provide essential services and can continue to work during the lockdown.

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