Indonesia's war on secondhand clothes riles local sellers.

Siti, who sells used clothing in the Indonesian city of Medan, usually cannot wait for Ramadan.

During the Muslim holy month, shoppers flock to her stall in one of the city's largest secondhand-clothes markets to buy clothes ahead of the Eid holiday.

But this year, the prospect of crowds fills Siti with dread.

As Indonesia wages war on used clothes, her stock is dwindling to the point she is worried about empty racks.

'I hope there will still be stock available,' Siti, who did not want to give her full name, told Al Jazeera. 'If there are no clothes, that means no money.'

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