How do you say CHAMBERO in English?
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In Guayaquil, a CHAMBERO is usually an unemployed person who searches in landfills or dumpsters for items or materials to sell later. Due to the high levels of poverty, there are many people who dedicate themselves to this activity. However, Guayaquil is not the only place in the world where you can find CHAMBEROS, and they receive different names in other countries.
In English, they are commonly called SCAVENGERS.
Comments
They can also be called "Junkman".
I think that there are some ways to call them to the people in street situation, apart from those who have no jobs there are also those who use drugs, there are countries where they are called vagabonds, beggars or homeless.
well that is a very common word in Guayaquil City to describe that people, but I prefer to Called them recyclers is more comfortable to me, by other hand we don't know xactly what is the económic situations... For example in my neighborhood the recyclers are younger people that's ok however it's a job
By: Lourdes Grijalva
The term chambero is quite popular in our city, even so there are many ways to call it, as a city it is normal that there are low-income people, even so, governments must do what is necessary to reduce poverty in all cities of Ecuador.
A CHAMBERO despite the unhealthy working condition, contributes to reducing pollution in the city, is my way of seeing it.
I think that scavengers are called to people who collect any type of recycled material in order to sell it and have an income for their expenses, although there are people who do it in exchange for substances X that is to say some type of drug.