Jobs

June 21, 2019

Amidst conservative pressures and security concerns, transgender women in Istanbul, Turkey, celebrate their beauty.

Italy's mafia gets richer as 'security decree' strips migrant rights

June 20, 2019

With no rights to speak of, undocumented migrants and refugees in Italy are vulnerable to exploitation by unscrupulous "padroni" and criminal gangs, including the mafia, who controls Italy's agricultural sector.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Will a German investment in Ghana's youth slow down migration?

GlobalPost

June 18, 2019

Updated

06/20/2019 - 5:15pm

For young entrepreneurs with big dreams, a small business might not be enough to keep Ghanaians home if they are convinced of greener pastures in Frankfurt.

Jobs

'Discounted maids!': How ads trap women in modern-day slavery in Jordan

GlobalPost

June 14, 2019

Recruitment agency ads perpetuate slavery-like conditions in Jordan by posting biodata of migrants seeking domestic work, revealing skin complexion, weight, height, and "price" according to country of origin. Many end up trapped in situations of abuse and exploitation.

Conflict & Justice

This Liberian lawyer risked his life to save West Africa's last remaining rainforest from palm oil developers

Living on Earth

June 05, 2019

When a palm oil development project tried to cut down the last major swath of tropical rainforest in Liberia, lawyer Alfred Brownell jumped into action — and almost lost his life.

Climate Change

Climate change is intensifying food shocks

Civil Eats

May 31, 2019

From rain-soaked fields in the Corn Belt to drowned livestock, food shocks — abrupt disruptions to food production — are becoming more common as a result of extreme weather.

Borders

Morocco’s ‘mule women’ risk their lives hauling goods across the border from Spain

GlobalPost

May 30, 2019

After several female porters were trampled to death in Ceuta, Spain, private merchants took measures to improve working conditions. But is it enough?

Trump administration

Long before bashing China on trade, Trump teed off on Japan

PRI's The World

May 24, 2019

When he was a real estate mogul, Trump earned some national recognition by taking aim at Japan back in the 1980s.

Business, Economics and Jobs

'A classic tale of human greed': California caregivers earn as little as $2 an hour

Reveal

May 22, 2019

Throughout California, many of the workers in elderly care facilities face inhumane conditions, wage theft, and abuse form their employers. Despite efforts from the state, many of these crimes go unpunished and workers are left with few options.

Business, Economics and Jobs

These caregivers work in conditions ‘akin to modern-day slavery.’ In California, wage theft is ‘rampant.’

Reveal

May 22, 2019

Inspection records available online show no indication that licensing officials considered debtors’ outstanding wage theft judgments when they visited the facilities in recent months, Reveal found.

An annual pageant is the one night a year trans women in Turkey can celebrate

Italy's mafia gets richer as 'security decree' strips migrant rights

Will a German investment in Ghana's youth slow down migration?

Updated

'Discounted maids!': How ads trap women in modern-day slavery in Jordan

This Liberian lawyer risked his life to save West Africa's last remaining rainforest from palm oil developers

Climate change is intensifying food shocks

Morocco’s ‘mule women’ risk their lives hauling goods across the border from Spain

Long before bashing China on trade, Trump teed off on Japan

'A classic tale of human greed': California caregivers earn as little as $2 an hour

These caregivers work in conditions ‘akin to modern-day slavery.’ In California, wage theft is ‘rampant.’

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