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[This article is accompanied by the mini-documentary ‘Working Without Pay in Zimbabwe’.Click here to watch the full video.] Imagine having a job that hasn’t paid […]
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In the early hours of 6 April 2018 Mustapha Gueye awoke to the buzz of a chainsaw outside his home in Sam Yero Gueye, a […]
Sexagenarian Augusto Miranda Brasão has been cutting piassava since the age of 12 to pay off debts to his bosses. This palm tree, with coarse […]
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