'Food On Table' Outweighs Health Risks For Philippine E-waste Dismantlers

Source: International Business Times

Dexter Barsigan and his wife Rosalie Sedantes strip parts from discarded electronic equipment in Manila. Barsigan has spent the past 13 years making a living with his bare hands and a pair of pliers, stripping scrapped laptops metal he can sell to junk shops. AFP Dexter Barsigan has spent the past 13 years making a living with his bare hands and a pair of pliers, stripping scrapped laptops and air conditioners for metal he can sell to junk shops in the Philippines.