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Second life for defunct devices in the EU — Global Us

November 18, 2024

Women in Rajasthan, India are falling ill from working in quarries without protection; the EU wants to see more old electrical devices being repaired; and in Malaysia we visit an eerily empty residential complex.

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Global Us — What connects us all

There are eight billion people on Earth and we are better connected than ever before. How can we make use of that? Global 3000 is now Global Us - because now, more than ever, we need to act together.

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