News stories by Melody Kemp*

Lao women express their equality by being as mobile as men. The numbers astride motorbikes in particular, are the same as those of men. But there is a cost.

'Most workers have limited knowledge, ultimately you don’t know how many hidden killers are in your workplace. The boss knows, but he won't tell you,' Wang Fengping, an engineer who was once employed by Hong Kong-based Gold Peak batteries at their factory in Guondong, China.