Scavengers get free wedding

SURABAYA, East Java: Twenty-nine couples, all of whom work as scavengers, held a mass wedding here Monday.

The ceremony was organized by the Surabaya branch of the Moslem Students Association, Antara reported.

An association executive, Mahsus, said they held the ceremony as a social service and out of concern at the state of the scavengers, many of whom were living out of wedlock because they could not afford to get married.

According to data collected by the association, there are 1,374 scavenger families living in Surabaya, many of whom have not registered their marriages with the city administration. (mds)