Life in Lint: The Cost of India’s Textile Recycling
Workers trade off their health and welfare for a precarious living
By: Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina
Inside a dim recycling unit in Panipat, Haryana, 100-odd km north of New Delhi, 26-year-old Rekha Devi cuts through heaps of discarded clothes from Europe and America. The room vibrates with the sound of rag-pulling machines. Fibers swirl in the air before settling on her skin and hair like fine dust.
Rekha has been worki…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.