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Tom Courtright
@tomcourtright.bsky.social
Bodas, e-mobility, transport, cities in Uganda, elsewhere

PhD student @ UCT
Boda research @ Lubyanza
E-mobility @ AfEMA
I see all the Latin American countries above that line - where happiness is outperforming income - and think about the abundance of plazas, parks, and trees there, and that they invest in buses and metros.
March 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Reposted by Tom Courtright
Our reporting found that powerful lawmakers and security officers in Kenya and Uganda, well-connected businessmen and Saudi royals own agencies that profit off these domestic workers and perpetuate a vicious cycle of abuse. Here are the main takeaways.
Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Domestic Worker Abuse in Saudi Arabia (Gift Article)
Housekeepers from East Africa suffer beatings, starvation and sexual assault in Saudi Arabia. Here’s what else we learned about the cross-border trade in domestic workers.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM