A young child laborer girl has a refreshment to quench her thirst at The Stung Meanchey Landfill in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.


A young girl has a refreshment to quench her thirst at The Stung Meanchey Landfill in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. She is among the 600 children who work at the site daily. The landfill, known as "Smokey Mountain", is a major source of air pollution that impacts the surrounding environment.


Size: 3558px × 2372px
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Photo credit: © John Brown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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