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THAILAND: Sweeping Support Sought for Domestic Workers’ Rights
- Inter Press Service
'My male employer was a womaniser and he liked to touch me and told me not to tell his wife. I felt so uncomfortable,' says Chompoo, who was just 15 years old when she served — and suffered abuse — as a domestic worker here in the Thai capital.
SRI LANKA: Former Battle Zone In Search of A Business Boom
- Inter Press Service
It is an odd location to open a new restaurant, right in front of a row of buildings whose roofs have been blown off by artillery fire and whose walls are pockmarked by gunfire.
LATIN AMERICA: Gender Struggles and Achievements - for Men
- Inter Press Service
Men in Latin America are increasingly engaged in raising their children, a change that has been largely forced on them by women's self-development. However, men are still a long way from taking on a more equal role in housework, and they are still burdened with the obligation to be the main providers.
Sao Tome and Principe at Oil Bonanza Crossroads
- Inter Press Service
With the discovery of large amounts of oil in the Gulf of Guinea, the small archipelago of Sao Tome and Principe faces the possibility of benefiting from considerable oil revenues. However, a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday documents the difficulties in managing the revenues from the hydrocarbon business in an effective and transparent way.
KENYA: A Bid to Save Macadamia Crops
- Inter Press Service
Joseph Ndirangu Muriithi is a worried man. After watching the fall of coffee farming in Kenya a decade ago, he now fears that his other cash crop will also go into decline as a new disease preys on his macadamia trees.
WORLD: Fair Trade Is Growing But Africans Lag Behind
- Inter Press Service
Despite its minuscule share of world trade, fair trade is a booming business, importing certified foodstuffs and products from all over the world to Northern supermarkets. But there is increasing concern that this growth is yet to benefit poor countries in Africa.
DR-CONGO: Mass Gang Rape Exposes Systematic Sexual Violence
- Inter Press Service
A U.N. human rights investigation mission will be launched in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Wednesday, U.N. officials announced Tuesday, after gruesome reports surfaced in the media of the systematic gang rape of nearly 200 women in a 21km stretch of 15 villages.
SOUTH AFRICA: Climate Change Policy Ignores Women Farmers
- Inter Press Service
When asked if they have already felt the effects of climate change, Mary-Anne Zimri and Katrina Scheepers eagerly nod their heads. The two small-scale farmers say lack of rain this winter has foiled their planting season, ruined their harvest — and drastically slashed their income.
ECUADOR: Small Farmers Sell to Government in 'Inclusive Markets'
- Inter Press Service
The powerful middleman threatened them: 'I hope it lasts for you. I hope the government buys your beans forever, because I don't want you ever coming back to me!'
ZIMBABWE: Children Crossing Borders in Search of HIV Treatment
- Inter Press Service
A new type of migration is taking place in Zimbabwe. While in the past people crossed the borders into South Africa and Botswana seeking work and fleeing from their repressive circumstances, now a silent migration of HIV-positive children seeking antiretroviral treatment (ART) is taking place.
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