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Threat of Covid-19 leaves Cairo's "Garbage City" community feeling unprotected by the Egyptian government

Name: Threat of Covid-19 leaves Cairo's "Garbage City" community feeling unprotected by the Egyptian government
Uploaded: 2021-01-05T20:12:18+0000
Description: The garbage workers or ‘Zabaleen’ are the backbone of Egypt’s waste infrastructure and have been for seven decades. But with the threat of Covid-19 the tight knit community have been left feeling unprotected by the Egyptian government.

Aaya Al-Shamahi

, Fathia Elsisi

Published date: Mardi 5 janvier 2021 - 20:14 | Last update: 3 années 9 mois ago

The garbage workers or ‘Zabaleen’ are the backbone of Egypt’s waste infrastructure and have been for seven decades.

But with the threat of Covid-19 the tight knit community have been left feeling unprotected by the Egyptian government.

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