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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.green/users/gerrymcgovern/statuses/116816138645013445">Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jun-2026 18:09:55 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern" title="gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/90000-48-20230120164526.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Gerry McGovern" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Gerry McGovern</a></section><article><p>In India, some e-waste workers burn wires bare-handed and inhale toxic fumes for $8 a day</p><p>The true face of the digital clean and green in the Cloud economy</p><p>"Sometimes the extraction is difficult, and I don't have any protective gear — no gloves, no mask. Often, I get burns on my hands as well," e-waste worker Mateen Malik told Al Jazeera. "The chemical residue is also there." </p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/india-e-waste-workers-burn-224400449.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/india-e-waste-workers-burn-224400449.html</a></p><p>Digital is dirty</p><p>Digital is toxic</p><p>Digital is physical</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6507968#notice-12807115">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-06-27T18:09:55+09:00" title="Saturday, 27-Jun-2026 18:09:55 JST">about 2 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/116816138645013445" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.green via ActivityPub">mastodon.green</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/116816138645013445">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6207576">Untitled attachment</a></label><br></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jun-2026 18:09:55 JST Gerry McGovern
In India, some e-waste workers burn wires bare-handed and inhale toxic fumes for $8 a day
The true face of the digital clean and green in the Cloud economy
"Sometimes the extraction is difficult, and I don't have any protective gear — no gloves, no mask. Often, I get burns on my hands as well," e-waste worker Mateen Malik told Al Jazeera. "The chemical residue is also there."
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Digital is dirty
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Digital is physical
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