Fred De Sam Lazaro: If you have ever wondered where most of the clothes you ... public here. People would go to the market and buy suits That would last for decades. Ghana is not a dumping place.

Kantamanto Market, the world’s largest secondhand clothing hub ... companies to invest in educating people on the importance of insurance. He added that Ghana’s extensive mobile payment ...

“It is a gamble for many people.” Because the quality is ... Or Foundation does not support a ban on importing used clothing into Ghana.

People in wealthy countries donate used clothing ... Should they pay to deal with the old ones? The Ghana Used Clothing Dealers Association (GUCDA), which represents used items importers in ...

A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital Accra has destroyed ... Environmental group Greenpeace estimates at least 30,000 people work at the market, processing millions ...

A fire devasted one of the world's largest secondhand clothing markets in Accra, Ghana. Kantamanto Market receives 15 million garments weekly and employs some 30,000 people. An advocacy group ...

Alahassan Fatawu, the owner of a stall that sold modified secondhand clothes of his original ... and jobs from the textile waste in Ghana, said. “People have to return to work because they ...

People were flocking ... About 15 million items of second-hand clothing arrive in Ghana each week, mainly from Europe. However, nearly half cannot be resold.

Ghana is the third-largest importer ... Kantamanto Market is an enormous trading hall for second hand clothing situated in central Accra. Some 30,000 people work sorting, washing, mending and ...

We talked a few days after my return from Ghana. LIZ RICKETTS ... FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Get people to buy fewer clothes? KATE O'NEILL: Yes, fewer clothes, better made, have people repair them.