Persistent exploitation of farmworkers is a defining problem of our time. An estimated 32% of the global population is employed in agriculture. At the base of global food systems, agricultural …
Sexual violence is a pervasive threat for female farm workers – here’s how the US could reduce their risk
Television crime shows often are set in cities, but in its third season, ABC’s “American Crime” took a different tack. It opened on a tomato farm in North Carolina, where it …
Riding through the heatwave: When rights can be the difference between life and death
Whether you are experiencing it directly or watching on the news, you won’t have failed to have noticed the heatwave scorching southern Europe this week. This is the new normal …
‘So many reports of violence and abuse’: how the gig economy fails women around the world
“I have to be honest,” says Anjali Krishan. “I didn’t realise how bad things can get for women and gender minorities in the platform industry. The amount of discrimination and …
ILO Committee on the Freedom of Association Report
Here is the June 2023 Full CFA Report: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_885247.pdf
ILO: Migrant workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining
“Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining (FACB) are fundamental rights of universal scope that should apply to all workers – including migrant workers – without distinction. In …
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AI Is a Lot of Work
“As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere. A few months after graduating from college in Nairobi, a 30-year-old I’ll call Joe got …