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Op-Ed | The Trouble with Second-Hand Clothes

As the Christmas season approaches, millions of Westerners will flock to charity shops to donate their second-hand clothes. But the multi-billion dollar global market for used clothing is not what it seems, posing difficult questions for those hoping to do good by donating, argues Tansy Hoskins.
A second-hand clothing market in Kenya | Photo: Katrina Shakarian
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  • Tansy E Hoskins

LONDON, United Kingdom — 

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