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Lebanon’s Broom Makers Swept Out of Business

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Tafline Laylin in Lifestyle
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The perpetual pursuit of cheap stuff stuck together by underpaid workers in China has put a great deal of stress on “mom and pop” artisans across the globe – including Lebanon. Traditional broom makers from Ghassaniyeh in the southern district of Zahrani told Lebanon’s Daily Star that they once made a decent living making straw […]

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