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This worker started a sewing business in Timor - now she's planning to open a shop

Elsa is the proud owner of a new sewing business in Dili – a dream that has been years in the making.

The 28-year-old seamstress from Bacau has wanted to start a business for a long time but knew this would involve upfront costs to buy fabric and machines that working on her parents' farm could not cover. 

Timorese worker credits his employer for transforming his life

Meeting Joel for the first time, it's hard not to notice his neck tattoos. On one side is the large strawberry logo of his employer, Hillwood Berries, and on the other are the numbers 8-2-3, his employee ID.  

Perhaps few people would consider a tattoo to commemorate their place of work, however Joel credits his employer for altering the course of his life.  

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