Tag: Labor
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Turk Wars: How AI Threatens the Workers Who Fuel It
The much-hyped AI tools of the future are being built by a globally dispersed army of data workers.
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The Ghost Workforce the Tech Industry Doesn’t Want You to Think About
Outsourcing and contract employment models have allowed the tech industry to obscure its terrible labor practices for years. A surging movement of these workers has had enough.
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The Digital Economy Is Broken—But It’s Not Too Late
Tech titans are fostering new forms of digital colonialism, both within wealthy countries and on the global stage. But it’s not too late to build a digital economy that works for everyone.
Advocacy
A Theory of Football Activism
Employees are more likely to use their employers to engage in activism when the potential for garnering attention is high and the risk low.
Human Rights
Intimate Revolution
An excerpt from Emotional Justice on redefining Black women’s relationship to labor
Human Rights
When Men Ally With Women
Misperception of men’s private beliefs about gender bias can undermine their willingness to speak up against it.
Environment
The Tree Army
Gone West hires unemployed young adults to plant trees, turning reforestation into a profitable business.
Advocacy
The Power of Collective Bargaining
Union rights organization Jobs With Justice relies on its extensive nationwide network to advocate for economic and social justice for workers.
Business
Precarious Scheduling in the Service Sector
Racial inequality exacerbates the oppressive scheduling faced by service sector workers.