Southern Africa: Amnesty International highlights abuses against cross-border traders. On the occasion of International Women's Day, the NGO Amnesty International (AI) publishes a report on the working conditions of women.
Four countries are studied: Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. In southern Africa, informal cross- border trade, estimated at more than $17.5 billion per year, is 70% carried out by women. The report also documents abuses of power going as far as sexual exploitation.