(Nov 30, 2011, ADDIS ABABA (IPS/GIN)--Kneeling in the middle of a sugar cane field in blistering 40 degree heat, a young boy is digging up weeds while an Indian worker stands over him to make sure he does not miss any. Red is eight-years-old and earns 73 pence ($1.16) for one day’s work—less than the cost of using pesticides.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
World Bank Pledges Support for Reducing Gender Inequalities in Ethiopia
(Nove 29, 2011, ADDIS ABABA)--Despite alarmingly high gender inequalities in education, health, economic participation, as well as being victims of harmful traditional practices, Ethiopian women have immense potential to contribute to the country’s economy, according to the 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development.
Allowing taxi cooperative would be fair, fulfill a need
(Nov. 29, 2011,The Tennessean)--It is clear that the Ethiopian taxi drivers have been working extremely hard (“American dream eludes taxi drivers,” Nov. 27).
Ethiopian maid holds sponsor’s kids ‘hostage’ at knifepoint
(KUWAIT CITY, Nov 29)--An Ethiopian housemaid is said to have held three children of her sponsor hostage and threatened to stab them with a knife she was holding.
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