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Pete Pattisson Pete Pattisson is a journalist specializing in documenting issues of social justice and human rights, in particular labor rights and modern forms of slavery. He contributes to The Guardian newspaper. In 2013 his reports on the treatment of Nepali migrant workers in Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup, brought international attention to the issue. He has won a number of journalism awards, including the Amnesty Media Award, Anti-Slavery Media Award, and a Webby Award.
COVID19
News
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A daily summary of Covid19 related developments that matter
The Wire
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Nepal’s moneyed classes, aided by unscrupulous banks and an irresponsible government, have turned land into a quickly tradeable commodity
COVID19
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Despite the government’s relief package, the poor and out-of-job in Kathmandu are not consoled
COVID19
News
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A daily summary of Covid19 related developments that matter
Opinions
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Angira’s death is one more example of brutality against Dalit bodies
COVID19
Features
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Women migrant workers fled abusive conditions to come home, but with no jobs and no savings, many of them are preparing to leave again.
Explainers
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Nepal’s vegetable prices are largely determined by the middlemen traders rather than by the logic of actual supply and demand
COVID19
Perspectives
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In Nepal, and other parts of the world, domestic workers are routinely denied social and labor protection, and with Covid-19, their problems have only gotten worse.