The new trash collection kiosks stationed in Cairo stirred the criticism of the garbage collectors community, who described it as “inconsiderate” to the social and economic status of workers in this field. The criticism was also echoed by the head of the Garbage Collectors Syndicate, Shehata Al-Muqadas, who vowed presenting a formal complaint to the Ministry of Local Development, protesting the introduction of the new kiosks. The new kiosks were deployed in the Cairo’s luxurious districts in Heliopolis, as well as upper class areas such as Zamalek and Dokki. Al-Muqadas told Daily News Egypt that he met with around 1,500 workers and decided to send a memo to officials before escalating. The NGO buys the garbage and sells them, which is the same as what garbage collectors do, Al-Muqadas claimed.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 19, 2017 14:03 UTC