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National Union of Scrap Metal Workers (SYNAFSEC)

HQ 🇨🇲 Cameroon · 1 project tracked

Yaoundé Scrap Workers Cut 75 Wrecked Buses Into Safer, Steadier Pay

Waste & Recycling

🇨🇲 Cameroon

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
75vehiclesEnd-of-life vehicles dismantled in two weeks
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