Workers, including child laborers, are collecting recyclable material at a toxic and polluted garbage dump in Cambodia.


Workers, including child laborers, are collecting recyclable material at the Stung Meanchey Landfill in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Adults who scavenged here earned as much as $ USD per day.


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Location: Stung Meanchey Landfill, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Photo credit: © John Brown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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