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And we think we are hard done to!!!!!

Postby annie » 24 Feb 2014, 09:18

Seven months pregnant and working in the fields

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Women in Nepal do the lion's share of agricultural work, and it's common for them to continue working in the fields throughout pregnancy. But this can seriously affect their health, and that of their unborn child.

In the Himalayan nation of Nepal, in the village of Pawati, Januka Rasaeli plants vegetables on her farm. After an hour, she treks back home to chop wood. Before long, she is herding goats on a hillside, under the hot sun.

"From the moment I wake up at 06:00 until I go to sleep at 22:00, I'm doing work the whole time," she says. "I work about seven or eight hours a day in the field

It is common here for women to do backbreaking work in the fields, but Januka is seven months pregnant. Despite her expanding belly, there is no let up.

read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26154092
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Re: And we think we are hard done to!!!!!

Postby wendy » 24 Feb 2014, 09:24

I agree Annie, we have much to be grateful for.
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Postby Misspears » 24 Feb 2014, 11:15

I agree

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Re: And we think we are hard done to!!!!!

Postby maureenho » 24 Feb 2014, 11:27

And we think we have a hard life.
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