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| Southeast Asia |
| The widows of southern Thailand |
| 2011-03-12 |
| Fatimah and Phakaporn, both 50, now participate in a government job-creation scheme where government agencies hire locals for 4,500 baht ($150) a month. They supplement this meagre income doing odd jobs. Meagre? 4,500/month is good pay by Thai standards. My ex-wife earned 2,000/month as a cook working 12 hours a day 7 days a week. |
| Posted by:ryuge |