Archive for October, 2009

We Love Our Work: Freelance reporter uncovers the less-than-pretty side of the manicure business

Award-winning journalist Momo Chang has been reporting for several years about working conditions in nail salons, an industry staffed in California largely by Vietnamese women.
Research has yet to document the effects of long-term exposure to polish and other chemicals used in manicures and pedicures, but some salon workers suspect it increases their risk of  miscarriage [...]

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