I received a frantic call from Sarajevo yesterday. My mother informed me that my sister’s already dismal pay was cut by almost half. Prior to this, she was told to work seven days a week for 11 hour shifts. This, mind you, in a job without health care or even paid lunch breaks. She tried, or rather begged for at least one day off each week, so that she could spend it with her daughter. Instead, she found the official reduction in pay attached to her file.
This would not be an insurmountable issue if she lived in a country with a strong economy, where jobs were not scarce and labor laws against gender and… Read more