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Last fall, Laura Benetti spent four weeks in rural India, helping women examine stitchery and figure out prices for garments to be sold in local markets.


去年秋天,劳拉•贝妮迪(Laura Benetti)在印度农村待了四个星期,帮助那里的妇女检验针线活,并为在当地市场出售的服装定价。



After working nine-hour days, she and nine colleagues would sleep in a lodge frequented by locals that had spotty access to hot water and electricity. Ms. Benetti, a 27-year-old customs and international trade coordinator for Dow Corning Corp., considered it a plum assignment.


每天九小时的工作后,她和九位同事就睡在当地人经常光顾的一家旅馆,热水和电的供应时断时续。27岁的贝妮迪认为这是份美差。她是道康宁公司(Dow Corning Corp.)的海关及国际贸易协调员。



Dow Corning is among a growing number of large corporations