Date of publication: March 5, 2009
Source: Inter Press Service
Author: Emilio Godoy
MEXICO CITY, Mar 5 (IPS) - When Paulina was interviewed for a job at a local Wal-Mart in the Mexican capital, the first thing she was asked was whether she was pregnant – a question she did not know at the time was illegal.
"I had to present a certificate of my state of health to get the job," Paulina tells IPS in the parking lot of one of the U.S. retail giant’s stores in Mexico City.
For fear of reprisals, the only way the 31-year-old cashier would agree to talk to a reporter about her experience with her employer was by using a false name and meeting in the parking lot....
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