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In Cambodia, Domestic Workers Get Organized

By: Kristi Eaton and /Por Alison Bowen | April 6, 2015

Their ranks are small but growing, and they want their government to join an international labor treaty. “If we organize, we can help each other,” says a 25-year-old housekeeper who started working when she was 10 and earns $75 a month.

Cambodia

‘Maid in Cambodia’ Highlights Skills, Better Wages

By: Kristi Eaton | January 27, 2015

With no protections or rights for domestic workers in Cambodia, an expat here has started a job training center that requires employers to pay a decent wage, provide one day off a week, offer paid sick leave and holidays, basic health care and an eight-hour work day.

Cambodia

Silk-Maker Preserves More Than Textiles in Laos

By: Paula DiPerna | May 22, 2013

The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., showcases Carol Cassidy’s Lao Textiles, a project as inspiring to the heart as it is glorious to the touch. On view through Oct. 13.

Angelina Jolie

Cambodian Wonders ‘What If’ About Angelina Jolie

By: Carly Rose Elson | August 30, 2012

Lida moved from a subsistence existence in rural Cambodia to a senior staff job at a women’s advocacy organization in the city. But she still wonders what would have happened if she had said “yes” to a beautiful foreigner at a pagoda three years ago.

Crime & Law

Cyber-Safety Savants Say Less is Best Online

By: Mitzi Perdue | May 15, 2012

Cybercriminals may be “spear phishing” your Facebook or Twitter account. A gorgeous PowerPoint attachment may harbor a malicious program. Women are more vulnerable to online security breaches, so here are a few words from the Web-wise.

Politics

NOW Sees Dangerous Deficit-Slashing Season Ahead

By: Sharon Johnson (WeNews senior correspondent) | August 23, 2011

Given the chances that the 12-person “super committee” in Congress might cut into the mainstays of the social safety net, NOW and other advocacy groups are keeping a watchful, worried eye on the next three months.

Work

Recruiters Round Up Cambodians to Work in Malaysia

By: Amy Lieberman | July 16, 2011

Cambodian women who go abroad to Malaysia to work as domestic workers find the work fraught with abuse. Much of the mistreatment starts right away, in recruitment pre-departure training centers in Phnom Penh.

Health & Science

Cambodian Women Speak Up on Dam’s Threat

By: Amy Lieberman | July 4, 2011

In Cambodia’s rural northeastern province, the Sesan River is the primary source of food and income for fishing and farming communities. But hydropower dams are encroaching and village women say their daily life is hit the hardest.

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Kansas Abortion Battles: New Clinic, New Anti-Regs

By: WeNews Staff | June 25, 2011

Dr. Mila Means, a family practitioner, is planning to establish an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kan.

Health & Science

Japan’s Pregnant Women, New Moms Get Mixed Signals

By: Catherine Makino | April 5, 2011

Pregnant women and mothers of young babies in Japan are getting mixed signals about how far away they should be from the nuclear-power-plant disaster. With the government’s evacuation advice considered lax, volunteers are stepping in.

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