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Joost Bastmeijer

Africa Correspondent & Photographer
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This is where I post brief updates about my recent work.


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Recent work
The perilous migration journey through the 'Port of Tears' in Djibouti
about 7 months ago
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‘Europeans should ask themselves who pays the price of cheap fashion’

December 27, 2024

Every week, around 15 million discarded garments come from the West to Ghana. An increasingly smaller portion of these T-shirts and dresses are still suitable for wearing or recycling. ‘Because you in the West are buying more and more cheap clothes, we are left with more and more waste.’

Read our reportage, about the effects of ultra fast fashion on the West African nation of Ghana, by tapping on this link.

Tags: Ghana, Fast fashion, Fashion, Shein, The Or Foundation, Or Foundation, Accra, Dumping
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