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Productivity
fromThe Atlantic
8 hours ago

How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap

Low-wage American workers face issues related to underwork rather than overwork, impacting financial stability significantly.
#migrant-workers
Miscellaneous
fromFuturism
6 months ago

A Staggering Number of Workers Have Reportedly Died While Building Saudi Arabia's 100-Mile Skyscraper

Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 project has resulted in over 21,000 foreign worker deaths, raising serious concerns about labor conditions and exploitation.
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago
UK news

Dublin restaurant goes into liquidation before paying 143k compensation to former worker

Sharanjeet Kaur received compensation after enduring severe labor exploitation and harassment at her workplace.
Miscellaneous
fromFuturism
6 months ago

A Staggering Number of Workers Have Reportedly Died While Building Saudi Arabia's 100-Mile Skyscraper

Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 project has resulted in over 21,000 foreign worker deaths, raising serious concerns about labor conditions and exploitation.
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago
UK news

Dublin restaurant goes into liquidation before paying 143k compensation to former worker

Sharanjeet Kaur received compensation after enduring severe labor exploitation and harassment at her workplace.
more#migrant-workers
fromKqed
3 months ago
Healthcare

Workers Now Begin Massive Cleanup After LA Fires. Can the State Keep Them Safe? | KQED

Immigrant laborers are crucial for post-disaster cleanups, facing safety risks and inadequate training.
Reconstruction efforts after disasters often exploit vulnerable immigrant workers for labor without proper protections.
Left-wing politics
fromTruthout
4 months ago

Sanders Calls Out Musk for Billionaire Exploitation of Foreign H-1B Workers

The H-1B visa program facilitates corporate exploitation of both foreign and domestic workers, according to Sen. Bernie Sanders.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago
France news

Does France really make the best bread in the world? As a baker, I'd say maybe not | Lizzie Parle

The traditional French relationship with bread is romantic yet complex, impacted by rising industrial production and labor exploitation issues.
fromThe New Inquiry
7 months ago
OMG science

World Wide Waves: an interview with Laleh Kahlili

Shipping is crucial for capitalism and embodies systemic exploitation of labor in global supply chains.
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