Arab States Need More Nurses. African Women Are Paying The Price.
A new report reveals migrant caregivers from Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda battle exploitative working conditions, including racial discrimination and violence.
Louise Donovan
Louise Donovan is an award-winning journalist, focusing on investigations and global reporting. She covers human rights, labor exploitation and international supply chains, often at the intersection of climate change or health.
Prior to this, she worked closely with the editorial team of Kenya’s largest newspaper, The Nation, teaming up with Kenyan journalists to cross-publish stories in both African and international outlets.
Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, TIME, The Associated Press, CNN, Foreign Policy and Vice World News, among others.
Louise’s groundbreaking stories have taken her across the globe, from Africa to the Middle East and Latin America. Several have led to systemic changes in garment factories and helped rescue migrant workers in exploitative conditions.
She won a One World Media award for her reporting on sexual violence in India, while her work examining the deadly consequences of curbing reproductive rights in Kenya was shortlisted for the Anthony Shahid Award for Journalism Ethics. In 2021, she won the ILO’s Labor Migration award for reporting on domestic workers in the Gulf using TikTok, published with The New York Times.
Previously the Deputy Digital Editor of ELLE UK, Louise edited the multiple award-winning Warrior series published in partnership with The Fuller Project.
AI is transforming the fight against trafficking. Some advocates are raising the alarm
New technology is transforming the fight against trafficking.
“Wages for Housework” — new book traces history of women’s fight against working for free
In the seventies, feminists around the world fought to recognize housework as work. Today, women are still doing more than three-quarters of the world’s unpaid labor.
‘Tip of the iceberg’ – New U.N. data shows spike in exploitation of girls worldwide
U.N. data shows 40% jump in number of trafficked girls
“It’s heartbreaking” – Sudan’s Worsening Maternal Health Crisis
As the lead obstetrician in a hospital in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, Safa Ali helps dozens of patients a day. But there’s one she won’t easily forget.
“This is our fight” – Kenyan healthcare providers brace for Trump presidency
Kenya's reproductive healthcare providers are braced for a second Trump presidency - but this time, they're prepared.
Under Trump, The U.S. Would Again Cut Aid To The U.N. Population Fund. This Time, It’s Not Clear Who’ll Fill The Gap.
When Donald Trump cut all U.S. funding to the U.N. agency that provides sexual and reproductive health services in some of the world’s most fragile countries, other nations stepped in to fill the gap. As…
‘Nowhere Is Safe’ – The Migrant Domestic Workers Abandoned In Lebanon
As explosions flashed across Beirut’s dark sky, Lina sat in an apartment block tucked away in the southern part of the city. She was alone and frightened, clutching her phone for safety. The 29-year-old housekeeper…
“They don’t care about our lives” – what working in Botswana’s diamond polishing industry means for women
Our new investigation reveals numerous violations of standards at companies hand-selected by De Beers, including filthy workplaces and sexual harassment.
Diamonds Brought Prosperity to Botswana. Women Workers Are Paying A Heavy Price.
An investigation by The Fuller Project and New Lines has found numerous violations of standards at De Beers’ partner companies, including filthy workplaces and sexual harassment
Retail workers’ landmark U.K. win brings hope for future equal pay cases
Women at fashion retailer Next successfully argued their work was equal to mens despite doing different jobs. What does the ruling mean for workers?
“We’re tired” – Ten years on, Yazidi women survivors still wait for justice
Before dawn on the morning of August 3, 2014, heavily armed fighters from the Islamic State group (IS) swept across the Sinjar region in northern Iraq, taking over the Yazidi homeland and embarking on a campaign…
Reporter’s Notebook: How heat impacts fashion’s global workers
From floods to rising temperatures, workers in fast fashion’s global supply chain are on the frontlines of climate change
Fast fashion is one of the world’s most polluting industries. Its global workforce is paying the price.
Around the world, fashion’s mostly female labor force are grappling with working conditions made increasingly unbearable and unhealthy by climate change.
New Hope for Pakistan’s Mistreated Workers
Germany’s new Supply Chain Act could help curb some of the world’s worst labor injustices.
From South Korea’s feminists to the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan, read women’s inspiring stories from around the world
We’ve teamed up with 14 international news outlets to shed light on the most pressing issues facing women globally.
‘A wake-up call’: After alleged metaverse rape, calls to protect women and girls grow
Sexual assault and harassment are largely unregulated in virtual reality, despite rising reports of psychological harm caused by rape in the metaverse.
COP28: How climate change hits women and the world of work
With scientists declaring 2023 likely to be the hottest year ever recorded, discussions at this year’s COP28, the annual U.N. climate summit, have never felt more urgent. As diplomats and leaders gather in Dubai from Thursday, one…
