Scavengers get free wedding

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)