Mumbai Women Fight for their Right to Recycle

Hmmm- kind of a confusing article.

I've got to say though, I support anything that can help disadvantaged women get a leg-up to support themselves their families. These women are literally making a business out of trash, and if we can help them make that lucrative with something as simple as providing building space, it seems like a good plan to me! Plus, giving those women some legitimacy to their work makes them safer.

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from their discarded clothes and rags. Sort of like people chasing homeless from collecting cans from public trash cans, is how I understand it.

But the women are banding to together to lobby and create a safe place to gather their recycling, so they're not intimidated.

The way I see it- these women are trying to do work to support themselves, instead of begging -- or worse. I hope they are successful.

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