Ghana Bans Second-Hand Clothes

Ghana Bans Second-Hand Clothes

The Ghanian Standards Board is set to ban the some used second hand clothing in the country from next year.

According to the Ghana Standards Board, used pants - and other second-hand goods like handkerchiefs and mattresses - are unhygienic and could pose a health hazard.

The importation of these items was banned in 1994 but never implemented.

Some traders in a market in the capital, Accra, were unhappy about this pronouncement saying the move might affect their business.

There has been a similar ban on used of second hand clothes in Tanzania.

It says an education campaign is under way to ensure that dealers in second-hand comply with the law before the ban comes into effect.

BBC/ Qasim