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By Jordan Mayenikini
KINSHASA, May 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Every Sunday, Rachel is allowed a few hours off work to go to church - her only moment of respite in a week she spends cooking, sweeping and washing clothes and dishes for a family of seven in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo s capital.
But when the 16-year-old s employer failed to pay her salary, she sacrificed one morning s prayers to learn about her rights at a training organised by Together For the Rule of Law, a local charity that supports domestic workers.
Every Sunday, Rachel is allowed a few hours off work to go to church - her only moment of respite in a week she spends cooking, sweeping and washing clothes and dishes for a family of seven in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital.