Ghost Train
By: Pulitzer Center
Posted: Nov 15 07
Witnessed: 9191 times
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Environment, homeless, recycling, transportation
Argentina's economic crisis in the early 2000s threw tens of thousands of people out of work. For many, working for themselves as a cartonero, someone who collects trash to sell to recycling centers, became the only option to put food on the table.
A video by Gabrielle Weiss.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
Produced in association with The Virginia Quarterly Review (VQR) and J. Malcolm Garcia.
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