Daily Monitor
Friday May 21 2021
African migrant day labourers seeking small jobs, wait under a bridge in the Libyan capital Tripoli to be hired by potential employers, on March 6, 2021. PHOTOS/ AFP
Summary
Locked up in very difficult conditions , Mohamed remained there until July 2019, when an air strike hit the centre and killed dozens of people.
Like Mohamed, Brahim, who is from Niger, waits daily under a Tripoli bridge, buffeted by the eastern Mediterranean wind and desperate for work.
With a ceasefire in Libya holding since October and a new unity government established in March, the country could again become a final destination.
Carrying worn tools, they slouch on the pavement waiting for one of the passing cars to stop, before crowding around the potential employer and clamouring for a day s work
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