In 2010 Tuyet's family immigrated to the U.S. She got some training and later landed a job at a Vietnamese nail salon, where she worked 10 hours a day, seven days a week. "Being in a foreign ...

Background: Vietnamese nail salon workers make more than half of the registered technicians in the United States. Previous studies have reported many adverse health effects, including dermatitis, ...

In a boutique beauty salon in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, women recline on massage chairs as their toenails are filed, buffed, polished and carefully painted with a colour of their choice.