Manicure?

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Manicure?

super sexy psycho fantasy world (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 24 November 2009 17:15 (sixteen years ago)

No, my nails are fine, but thanks anyway.

Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 20:28 (sixteen years ago)

five years pass...

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/nyregion/at-nail-salons-in-nyc-manicurists-are-underpaid-and-unprotected.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

excerpt:

Once an indulgence reserved for special occasions, manicures have become a grooming staple for women across the economic spectrum. There are now more than 17,000 nail salons in the United States, according to census data. The number of salons in New York City alone has more than tripled over a decade and a half to nearly 2,000 in 2012.

But largely overlooked is the rampant exploitation of those who toil in the industry. The New York Times interviewed more than 150 nail salon workers and owners, in four languages, and found that a vast majority of workers are paid below minimum wage; sometimes they are not even paid. Workers endure all manner of humiliation, including having their tips docked as punishment for minor transgressions, constant video monitoring by owners, even physical abuse. Employers are rarely punished for labor and other violations

curmudgeon, Friday, 8 May 2015 20:25 (ten years ago)


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