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Soccer’s governing body FIFA asked Harvard professor John Ruggie for guidelines on how to handle human rights issues. The big question now is whether FIFA follows his recommendations.

Whether in restaurants or in accounting, the Cuban economy is slowly creating opportunities for entrepreneurs.

It’s recently emerged that clothes made in North Korea’s state-owned factories are being sold by major brands with labels indicating they’re from China. Oops. Do you have something in your closet made in North Korea?

The “freelance economy” might not be so great after all. Author Steven Hill argues that companies like TaskRabbit and Uber are undermining the American middle class.

Five decades of conflict has driven millions from Colombia’s countryside to the cities. For poor, uneducated women from rural areas, domestic work has been one of the few options to make a living. These women say they deserve the rights other workers enjoy.