by Amy Sood at scmp.com Between 1985 and 2001, only 161 women left Nepal for work, primarily in domestic care, but that figure shot up to 21,421 between 2014 and 2015 Women who leave for overseas work via unlicensed means are more vulnerable to exploitation by illegal recruiters and abusive employers Binita, 39, is preparing […]
by Biman Mukherji at scmp.com The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai ended on Wednesday with a message signalling the eventual end to the fossil fuel era, but its lack of a clear timeline could leave parts of developing Asia increasingly vulnerable to climate shocks, experts said. The conference, also known as Cop28, adopted within minutes of […]