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Operation Bold Employee- domestic worker protest in Peru
By: Sameer Padania
Posted: Sep 17 07
Witnessed: 12319 times
Regions: Peru
Issues: Racial discrimination, Torture, Violence against women
Tags: domestic worker, Lima, Peru, racism
Hundreds marched onto the beaches of Asia, a Peruvian resort south of Lima, under the banner “Basta de Racismo” (Stop Racism), after domestic workers were banned from swimming at the beaches before sunset - despite a law which prohibits restricting access to the sea.
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