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The Plight of the Globe’s Domestic Workers

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Jan 11, 2014
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The arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York for lying on a visa form and underpaying a household nanny comes at a time when the United States examines its own growing inequality. And India’s vehement defense has put a spotlight on cultural differences for treatment of domestic workers.

The Indian consulate officer, Devyani Khobragade, was removed from N…

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