Maid to order

Few words are so filled with disdain as chakrani -- feminine for chakar or servant -- in Bengali. The only equivalent I can think of in English English, that is, when spoken by the traditional......

SARS threatens livelihood of Asia's mobile workfor

The fate of millions of migrant workers in Asia hangs in the balance as the deadly SARS virus spreads, governments impose harsh new travel restrictions and shaky economies nose-dive, a top UN......