Out on a Limb

Wrong reports on Congo's union of disabled dockworkers, whom police hate, local businesses are scared of, and their own families will have nothing to do with. But if one needs to get something through customs, their tricked-out tricycles may be the best bet. While one man with no legs can achie...

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Published in:Transition (Kampala, Uganda) Uganda), 2001-01 (88), p.4-11
Main Author: Wrong, Michela
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Civil service
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Disabled
Dispatches
Employment
Fraternal organizations
Human rights
Labor sector
Labor unions
Legs
People with disabilities
Police
Polio
Rice
Shopkeepers
Smuggling
Trade
Tricycles
Underground economy
Wheelchairs
Zaire
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Congo (Democratic Republic)
Disabled
Dispatches
Employment
Fraternal organizations
Human rights
Labor sector
Labor unions
Legs
People with disabilities
Police
Polio
Rice
Shopkeepers
Smuggling
Trade
Tricycles
Underground economy
Wheelchairs
Zaire
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