Rubbish Pickers in Delhi, India Brave Extreme Heat and Toxic Air for Daily Pay
India Rubbish Pickers in Delhi Endure Extreme Heat and Toxic Air for Daily Wage Over a million people in India make a living by sorting through the staggering 62 million tonnes of rubbish that the country generates yearly. In New Delhi's Bhalaswa landfill, waste pickers brave extreme heat, toxic gases, and heavy loads every day in order to earn a meager income. Despite the essential nature of their work for survival, these waste pickers face numerous health risks and have minimal safety measures in place, underscoring the brutal realities of informal waste management in urban India. Al Jazeera's Hamza Mohamed delves into the lives of these ...... Read Full article on HadNews