Illegal African women who say sell pre in the streets of Mecca used clothing, they are in fact doing a social service. - Courtesy Photo Af...
African women illegally in Mecca earn their living homes by collecting used clothes to live and sell it to disadvantaged members of society at a very low cost, the newspaper reported Mecca.
Although many people are skeptical before buying clothes used by the officials of the possible health consequences of the practice to warn these women say that do, in fact, a "social services".
"We collect all these clothes, wash them and classify them by sex and age. Then either sell clothing for street vendors or directly to the customer. Our customers are often illegal expatriates or poor construction workers," Safiyah said 67-year-old African woman on the Al-Jarwal neighborhood for clothing bales sitting.
Safiyah he said for years used clothing sold to Mecca.
"There are women who are dealing in many neighborhoods of Mecca. We call doors asking people for a donation of old clothes do no longer needed.
People always give something, "Safiyah said.
She added that she and her friends, shopping for clothes laundries and their owners have not collected after they give for washing.
"What laundries and represent the amount of washing and ironing clothes to let their customers behind. There are many customers who collect the laundry and in this case, the store owner does not pay," Safiyah said.
She said, in general, accept shopkeeper their offer because they are willing to be paid for the work it did.
Safiyah said that people wear, underwear and ihrams men usually buy (seamlessly, while the fabric worn during the Hajj and Umrah by Muslim men).
"A piece of clothing would be sold for as low as SR1 price. The sale of pre-used ihrams help many poor people to obtain the commitment to perform Umrah. In fact, we help hundreds of people perform their religious duty," Safiyah said.
He said that, although it is illegal, the sale of used clothing is the main source of income for many women like her.
"We are trying to make ends meet and not hurt cause anyone. We help to, in fact, bring unused clothing houses and give them to people who need it to nominal prices. These are people who can not afford new clothes retail stores to buy. In this way, we are the dealer, the buyer and be happy, "Safiyah said.
