Cambodia women tuk-tuk drivers fighting prejudice
Low wages, poor working conditions are main among issues faced by women in Southeast Asian nation
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Low wages, poor working conditions are main among issues faced by women in Southeast Asian nation
Cambodian women have faced misogynist struggles in becoming tuk-tuk drivers. Norwegian tourists applaud their driver for her passion to stand up against it.
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AFP) – Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes, and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex. But on the road to becoming one of Cambodia’s tiny number of female tuk-tuk drivers, the 37-year-old who […]
Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
In Siem Riep, a small group of women is finding economic independence by operating traditional rickshaws.