カテゴリー: Inequality
Farm workers from south Asia describe exploitative conditions at the heart of Europe’s soft fruits industryWorkers paid less than minimum wage to pick berries destined for UK supermarketsThree days after Sagar* arrived as a worker in Portugal from Nepa…
Many swear words in India, as elsewhere, have one thing in common – they target and shame women. Sunil Jaglan wants to empower women and end the culture of profanitiesOn a cold January afternoon, women gather on the veranda of a government-run nursery …
In such a conservative country, young women often have to fight their own families first just to play the sport they loveBisma Amjad plays cricket. She aspires to play internationally and was picked for Pakistan’s under-19 World Cup squad.But when the …
The tragic events of last week, in which dozens lost their lives, have exposed hidden political tensionsFor many Kazakhs, the full story behind the unrest of the past week remains as murky as the mist that enveloped Almaty, the country’s largest city a…
The illusion of a successful, free-market economy is shattered – and now Tokayev’s violent crackdown bodes ill for dissentersAlmaty, the commercial capital of Kazakhstan, is the kind of mirage that oil-rich nations so often produce. It has all the trap…
Psychologist Ratnaboli Ray’s recovery from a mental health crisis inspired her to fight for women suffering in ‘abysmal’ conditions in West Bengal’s state institutionsPhotography by Ranita Roy for the GuardianRatnaboli Ray regards one of the lowest poi…
‘Toddy tappers’ who collect sap used in everything from palm wine to ice-cream are enjoying a boost to business that has revived the traditional skill and improved their quality of lifeThe palmyra palm tree with its wide fan leaves is a distinctive and…
A roundup of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Pakistan to Poland Continue reading…
Months after Mohadese Mirzaee became Afghanistan’s first female commercial airline pilot, the Taliban took Kabul. Now a refugee in Bulgaria, she is determined to fly againSitting alone in her small flat in Bulgaria, Mohadese Mirzaee contemplates the fu…
Women around the world are sharing pictures of themselves in traditional colourful clothes in a campaign against the new strict dress code for female studentsAfter street demonstrations across major cities in Afghanistan, women have now taken to social…
Misogyny continued to run through society behind the ‘new Afghanistan’ facadeI am thinking about Farkhunda. You may have read about her six years ago and felt outrage at the Afghan men who killed her. All that represents Farkhunda now is a forlorn clen…