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March 12, 2020
Disney Is Not the Greatest Place on Earth to Work
On the occasion of CEO Robert Iger’s departure, it’s a good time to remember the messed-up ways in which Walt Disney Company makes its money.
Peter Dreier
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December 26, 2019
The Left Case for Fertility Awareness
No pill, intrauterine device, or ultra-ribbed piece of rubber could provide the sexual liberation I experience practicing a method associated with anti-choice religious zealots.
Megan Magray
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May 15, 2018
The Child Labor in Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Fields
A global demand for tobacco is fueling this scourge.
Michelle Chen
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May 23, 2017
Is Banning Child Labor Really That Controversial?
Child labor can’t be outlawed by fiat—it needs to be defeated by economic empowerment for whole communities.
Michelle Chen
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December 12, 2016
These Photos Show the People Who Turn a Cotton Plant Into Your Jeans
Following the path of cotton from Burkina Faso to Bangladesh to your local mall.
Meta Krese and Jošt Franko
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November 30, 2016
Elaine Chao, Ruined Department of Labor, Picked to Ensure Safety of Nation’s Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Under her leadership, the Department of Labor routinely ignored complaints about wage theft and workplace safety.
Spencer Woodman
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August 15, 2016
India’s New Child-Labor Loophole
India’s new child-labor bill is a cause for celebration for the bosses, not children and human-rights advocates.
Michelle Chen
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February 23, 2016
Congress Has Only Now Banned Slave Labor in US Imports
Congress just passed legislation to close a loophole that’s allowed Americans to import slave-made goods for decades.
Michelle Chen
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July 1, 2015
TPP Could Actually Make Working Conditions Worse in Vietnam
The free market won’t break the country’s manufacturers’ reliance on forced labor, child labor, and dismal wages.
Michelle Chen
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December 22, 2014
Is Your Favorite Chocolate the Product of Child Labor?
An estimated half-million to 1.5 million children are involved in the cocoa trade.
Michelle Chen