Paris Peace Accords 23 Oct. 1991

Paris Peace Accords 23 Oct. 1991

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Shocking images show horror of child labour at toxic Cambodia rubbish site... and the tourists who visit to photograph them

Sigen Rathy is 12 years old. She has worked at the site for a year and has seen many tour groups passing through the landfill site to photograph what they see
Sigen Rathy is 12 years old. She has worked at the site for a year and has seen many tour groups passing through the landfill site to photograph what they see

A Japanese tourist covers her mouth with her hands due to the strong smell caused by the mountains of toxic waste and decaying food
A Japanese tourist covers her mouth with her hands due to the strong smell caused by the mountains of toxic waste and decaying food

Shocking images show horror of child labour at toxic Cambodia rubbish site... and the tourists who visit to photograph them

  • Anlong Pi is situated just 18 miles form the popular tourist town of Siem Reap and the Angkor Wat temple
  • Around 200 people work at the toxic landfill site, including more than 50 children
  • Photographer David Rengel travelled to Cambodia to photograph child labour conditions across the country
  • The Spanish photographer was horrified to find tourists visiting the sump to take pictures of workers 
The Daily Mail (UK) | 16 March 2015

Lia Neang Syer is 14 years old. She has worked at the dump for four years and had to give up her studies because she had no money to pay for books and extra lessons. She has two sisters and one younger brother. Their mother also works at the garbage dump. She does not like the job but she is forced because her family need the money to live



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