Working Conditions

This Is How You Make Garment Factories Safer

This Is How You Make Garment Factories Safer This Is How You Make Garment Factories Safer

Can the Bangladesh Accord provide a template for globalized corporate accountability?

Mar 28, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Just Hours

Just Hours Just Hours

What happens when a computer sets your schedule?

Mar 27, 2014 / Editorial / Michelle Chen

Can Western Corporations Be Held Accountable for Deaths in Factories Halfway Around the World?

Can Western Corporations Be Held Accountable for Deaths in Factories Halfway Around the World? Can Western Corporations Be Held Accountable for Deaths in Factories Halfway Around the World?

Protecting workers from injury is one thing; empowering them to resist oppression is quite another.

Mar 26, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

The Tyranny of the On-Call Schedule: Hourly Injustice in Retail Labor

The Tyranny of the On-Call Schedule: Hourly Injustice in Retail Labor The Tyranny of the On-Call Schedule: Hourly Injustice in Retail Labor

On-call work schedules force part-time laborers to work erratic shifts for little pay, raising the question, “Is it even worth it?”

Mar 19, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Ron Unz: Why I Dropped My Ballot Initiative to Raise California’s Minimum Wage

Ron Unz: Why I Dropped My Ballot Initiative to Raise California’s Minimum Wage Ron Unz: Why I Dropped My Ballot Initiative to Raise California’s Minimum Wage

The conservative businessman and activist talks to The Nation about his unlikely support for raising the minimum wage, his views on immigration and more. 

Mar 18, 2014 / Sasha Abramsky

Tell Apple to Protect Its Workers From Dangerous Chemicals

Tell Apple to Protect Its Workers From Dangerous Chemicals Tell Apple to Protect Its Workers From Dangerous Chemicals

Included among the hundreds of chemicals used in electronics manufacturing in China are known carcinogens and reproductive toxins.

Mar 12, 2014 / Take Action / NationAction

Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain

Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain

The pathbreaking CHAMACOS study has detected developmental problems in children born to mothers who toiled in California’s treated fields—but will anything change?

Mar 11, 2014 / Feature / Susan Freinkel

The Pesticide Industry vs. Consumers: Not a Fair Fight

The Pesticide Industry vs. Consumers: Not a Fair Fight The Pesticide Industry vs. Consumers: Not a Fair Fight

By pouring money into politics, pesticide companies have beat back attempts to protect the public.

Mar 11, 2014 / Feature / Lee Fang

Why Americans Should Take August Off

Why Americans Should Take August Off Why Americans Should Take August Off

Cadillac thinks we get more glory—and stuff—by working so hard. Research says the opposite.

Mar 7, 2014 / Blog / Bryce Covert

Men of the World, Lean Out!

Men of the World, Lean Out! Men of the World, Lean Out!

We can’t change the workplace by asking women to lean out. We have to start with men.

Feb 27, 2014 / Blog / Bryce Covert

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