“Exploited and mistreated”: South Asia’s all-female health workers fight for recognition
From India to Pakistan and Nepal, thousands of low-paid rural community health workers are demanding higher wages and labour rights. ANNIE BANERJI, ZOFEEN T EBRAHIM and AADESH SUBEDI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report…
On India’s COVID-19 frontline, female health workers push for fair pay
Mumbai, India Thomson Reuters Foundation Rushing from one home to another in a village in western India, health worker Ashwini Mhaske cannot afford to take a breather. Working to keep COVID-19 at bay while caring for mothers and babies, Mhaske races between households to meet job targets and earn bonuses for a average monthly wage […]