The washers as well as their clients are exposed to health problems such as typhoid fever, hepatitis and cholera. Another visible impact is on the environment, with the EbriƩ lagoon having already lost more than 1/10th of its surface area over the past three decades.
https://www.africanews.com/2021/04/15/ivory-coast-activities-of-open-air-washermen-raise-concerns-among-environmentalists
https://www.africanews.com/2021/04/15/ivory-coast-activities-of-open-air-washermen-raise-concerns-among-environmentalists
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