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A group of workers pose in a farm, wearing their work clothes. Top row standing, bottom row sitting. Black and white photo.

How Japanese and Mexican American farm workers formed an alliance that made history

August 9, 2016Justice

Farm workers of Japanese and Mexican heritage created a multilingual and multiracial coalition to fight for fair wages. The organization had a short life, but it stands as a powerful example of interracial solidarity in the history of labor relations.Farm workers of Japanese and Mexican heritage created a multilingual and multiracial coalition to fight for fair wages. The organization had a short life, but it stands as a powerful example of interracial solidarity in the history of labor relations.

A man with a bullhorn stands in front of a line of protesters

The workers who pick your summer berries are asking you not to buy them

July 15, 2016Economics

What the rise of the gig economy means for the American Dream

July 11, 2016Economics

Barges are moored together near the Eiffel Tower

Flooding exacerbates problems with strikes in France

June 2, 2016Business

FIFA's newly elected president Gianni Infantino poses with the Qatar Workers Cup trophy in Doha, Qatar, April 22, 2016.

Would FIFA really pull soccer’s World Cup from Qatar if human rights abuses there continue?

April 28, 2016Sports

Slowly, Cuban entrepreneurs are seizing opportunities to work for themselves

March 21, 2016Business

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

A North Korean at work in the factory of a South Korean company in Kaesong industrial zone inside North Korea, Dec. 19, 2013.

Made in North Korea: $300 ski jackets, and a whole lot more

February 26, 2016Business

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?

Every time you hail an Uber, you’re killing America’s middle class

February 19, 2016Economics

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.

One side effect of Colombia’s civil war: cheap household help. But domestic workers want a better life.

February 11, 2016Economics

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.

Uber’s immigrant drivers look forward to better pay—and a bigger voice

January 11, 2016Business

A union for Seattle Uber drivers means finally having the right to a two-way conversation with their multibillion-dollar employer.

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