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Why widows risk their lives to scavenge rusted metal in Indonesia

Sara Khan, Tyler Merkel, Olivia Nemec, and Sufiani Dartunis Luan
2023-07-11T20:07:24Z
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A group of widows off Jakarta Bay collects scraps of rusted metal that break off from ships and float to the shoreline. They're part of Indonesia's green shipping boom, but they barely earn enough to feed their families. 

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