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Jakarta is cracking down on used clothing imports after reports of items donated for recycling ending up on sale.
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Jakarta is cracking down on used clothing imports after reports of items donated for recycling ending up on sale.
Indonesia in 2015 banned imported second-hand clothes on public health grounds and to protect its micro, small and medium enterprises. The renewed push comes after a report that ten pairs of shoes given to a recycling programme in Singapore ended up in Jakarta and Batam
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