Threat of Covid-19 leaves Cairo's "Garbage City" community feeling unprotected by the Egyptian government
Published date: 5 January 2021 20:14 GMT
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Last update: 3 years 9 months 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.
But with the threat of Covid-19 the tight knit community have been left feeling unprotected by the Egyptian government.
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