For many, the word ‘workhouse’ conjures up the image of an orphaned Oliver Twist begging for food from a cruel master. The reality, however, was … The rise and fall of the workhouseRead more
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By Mismanaging Public Pensions, Wall Street Has Cost Taxpayers $600 Billion
Over the last decade, fund managers who oversee the pensions of the nation’s teachers, firefighters, police and other government workers have doubled down on an … By Mismanaging Public Pensions, Wall Street Has Cost Taxpayers $600 BillionRead more
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A quarter century since the Thai toy factory fire
It has been 25 years since the Kader Holdings toy factory fire in Thailand which killed 188 workers and injured about 470 others. The company … A quarter century since the Thai toy factory fireRead more
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Ethiopia Touts Good Conditions in Factories for Brands Like H&M and Calvin Klein, but Workers Scrape By On $1 a Day
HAWASSA, Ethiopia — Five years ago this spring, Rana Plaza, an eight-story building in Bangladesh that housed several factories making clothing for Western brands, collapsed … Ethiopia Touts Good Conditions in Factories for Brands Like H&M and Calvin Klein, but Workers Scrape By On $1 a DayRead more
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Here’s How Much Money America’s Biggest Corporations Have Stolen From Their Own Workers
How do the biggest corporations earn such massive profits? They’d like you to think it’s the result of delivering a superior product or service. But … Here’s How Much Money America’s Biggest Corporations Have Stolen From Their Own WorkersRead more
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Marx’s Concept of Class
The concept of class poses profound problems for theory and practice. This is true across the academic disciplines and in the confused incoherence around “class … Marx’s Concept of ClassRead more
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Underpaid and exhausted: the human cost of your Kindle
Five o’clock in the morning and the young woman’s eyelids are drooping. All night she has been removing spots of dust from Amazon smartspeakers with … Underpaid and exhausted: the human cost of your KindleRead more
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Need for community support for labour struggles
Paul Mishler
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More than half of Australian workers in part-time insecure employment
A report released by the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work at the end of last month revealed that, for the first time in recent … More than half of Australian workers in part-time insecure employmentRead more