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Trash for survival
By NicoleB on Apr 30, 2008 | In Kuwait ('07-'08) | 9 feedbacks »
In Kuwait, one of the richest countries in the world (correct me if I’m wrong) you see people every day going through trash containers.
Collecting paper card boxes and tin cans.
They do that all day and deliver it and get money from the companies they deliver too.
This seems to be a whole network of those workers.
The other day in the paper was an incident where one of these collectors stabbed another one over some paper boxes.
What’s this to become? The tin and paper mafia of Kuwait?
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9 comments
Comment from: chika [Visitor] · http://www.chikapappi.com
I really feel sad for those guys... They come from their countries having dreams of having some cash and then reality hits them.. some of them are deceived into this you know ...
some people are cruel hearted..
some people are cruel hearted..
2008-04-30 @ 09:45
Comment from: Cath Lawson [Visitor] · http://www.cathlawson.com/blog
This is terrible Nicole. And I'm guessing they don't get much money for doing this either.
2008-04-30 @ 10:30
I know, Chika.
And yes, I know, many of them are better of than in their home countries, but it's still not right
Nope, Catherine.
Someone told me how much they get, but I forgot. I think one big trash bag full of cans is barely enough to buy a bag of toast bread :/
And yes, I know, many of them are better of than in their home countries, but it's still not right
Nope, Catherine.
Someone told me how much they get, but I forgot. I think one big trash bag full of cans is barely enough to buy a bag of toast bread :/
2008-04-30 @ 11:17
Everywhere you go - the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Marx was wrong, but this system - this Capitalism - isn't right, either.
2008-04-30 @ 16:56
Yes, Lou - there sure is something wrong with this system
I see it with our own bank account.
We make some fairly decent money, yet the prices are sky rocketing.
And they are for everyone.
I don't know how these guys survive.
I see it with our own bank account.
We make some fairly decent money, yet the prices are sky rocketing.
And they are for everyone.
I don't know how these guys survive.
2008-04-30 @ 17:49
Comment from: Jonathan [Visitor] · http://jonathanmerchant.com
Pure capitalism works, what we have is not pure in the sense there is a lot of corruption and favoritism plus an economy based on oil which doesn't work the same as everything else in a supply and demand economic model.
we took all the cans and copper we collected over the course of a few months in on earth day and got a whopping $250 bucks. we take in cans usually every couple of months normally get like 10-20 bucks...
copper is the best though and that's why see theft from work sites...
we took all the cans and copper we collected over the course of a few months in on earth day and got a whopping $250 bucks. we take in cans usually every couple of months normally get like 10-20 bucks...
copper is the best though and that's why see theft from work sites...
2008-04-30 @ 22:11
Comment from: Will [Visitor] · http://willtaft.com
Like in so many places, the wealth is concentrated on a few. http://nicoleb.org/b2/rsc/smilies/icon_sad.gif
2008-04-30 @ 22:49
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