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CENTRAL AMERICA: Women Eke Out a Living in Informal Economy
Link: http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50352
GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 16, 2010 (IPS) - "I've been working in the streets since I was a girl. My parents didn't send me to school, so it's really hard for me to find a job," says Carol Orozco, 31, who forms part of the veritable army of vendors hawking their wares on the streets of Central America.
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