http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/01/22/2948089/maids-protest-sparks-rights-debate.html
Maid Chile Felicita Pinto, 57, was forced to end her short walk to work...and returned to the front gates of an exclusive residential community...because of a bylaw that stopped servants from moving about freely.
The action is causing an uproar...over what is seen as widespread discrimination and mistreatment of domestic workers by the elites.
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