Ugandan salt miners risk their health for meagre pay at Lake Katwe
Thousands of informal salt miners in western Uganda are struggling to make ends meet.
They work in salty water for long periods, without protective clothing, increasing their risk of exposure to waterborne diseases.
Lake Katwe is Uganda’s largest salt mine and an important resource for the growing industry.
But the labour comes at a high…
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Remember going here for my Geography field study. Government has to do something for safety
So many things we take for granted.
Prisoners are also working there
Thamks for the report
Meanwhile the women are simping for foreigners
Hopefully, this dispels the myth among some circles that there's 'poverty in Africa' because people don't work hard enough. These folks are working in hazardous working conditions for near-slave wages. As reported, the effects of climatic disintegration pile on the already deplorable conditions. Through all this, the responsible authorities don't even have the nerve to give the laborers PPEs, at the very least.
Not only skn problems and sever dehydration, this method of salt harvesting causes typhoid, cholera, miscarrages and infertility. Imagine the chronic back pain from laboring for hours. Salt is also a laxative so I would assume maintaining proper nutrients would be extremely difficult.
Thank you for your reporting