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Kyrgyzstan: Seamstresses come out of the shadows

Written byAdil Nurmakov
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Posted 25 January 2008 17 years ago

Genderstan sheds light on women in Kyrgyzstan working as seamstresses in very harsh conditions — in small rooms stuffed with sewing machines and people, sewing day and night for prices like a couple of dollars for a piece of easy-made clothes.

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