National Union of Scrap Metal Workers (SYNAFSEC)
Waste & RecyclingYaoundé Scrap Workers Cut 75 Wrecked Buses Into Safer, Steadier Pay
Cameroon's scrap metal workers' union and the ILO cleared a derelict Yaoundé site in 2026 by dismantling 75 end-of-life buses and minibuses in two weeks, bringing protective equipment and safety training to more than 150 informal workers.
840tonnesScrap metal collected in the ILO-backed Yaoundé operation
150workersInformal workers now in safer, better-organised conditions