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The End of Secondhand Clothes

The End of Secondhand Clothes

East Africa's second-hand clothes markets – a major source of work for women – are under threat

How Uganda used clothes (Mitumba) traders are struggling to survive under the weight of changing domestic and foreign policies.

One man's trash: EU pitch to tackle textile pollution riles second-hand sellers – POLITICO

Tougher export rules risk hurting countries with major second-hand markets.

Kenya's Mitumba traders lobby against EU export restrictions

A proposal by France, Denmark and Sweden to restrict used clothing (commonly known as Mitumba) exports from the European Union could hurt the clothing resale industry in Kenya, which employs 2 million Kenyans, a representative of second-hand clothes sellers said.