- Global Voices - https://globalvoices.org -

Kyrgyzstan: Seamstresses come out of the shadows

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Kyrgyzstan, Humanitarian Response, Women & Gender

Genderstan sheds [1] 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.