“We Are Nothing but Machines to Them”
Three-and-a-half years after a deadly collapse, Bangladesh’s apparel factories have safer structures—and working conditions so oppressive they’re killing people.
Dark MeatWork more days. Carve more turkeys. Don’t get hurt. What poultry workers endure in the frenzied weeks before Thanksgiving.
Nike Boasts of Empowering Women Around the WorldWhile the young women who make its products in Vietnam are intimidated, belittled, and underpaid.
The Rockets’ Red GlareThe vast majority of the world’s fireworks come from China. And sometimes they explode early, with deadly consequences.
How Charter Schools Bust UnionsBy intimidating teachers. By scaring parents. And sometimes by calling the cops.
Good Crop, Bad CropToo often, workers picking America’s produce face poor treatment and wage theft. The U.S. is barely using a law designed to stop it.
“Leo Would Not Have Died That Day If He Had Been With Me”Paid family leave doesn’t just support gender equity in the workplace. It may also prevent babies’ deaths.