Activists in Dhaka demand safe working conditions in 2019, on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse.
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Ten years after the collapse at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, the garment industry’s deadliest disaster, reforms are incomplete. The opaqueness of today’s complex supply chain is part of the problem.
Applying insecticide to a cotton field in Colfax, La.
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One way that farms can handle shortages of protective gear for workers is by switching to less-toxic pest control methods.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez advocates for a $15 minimum wage in addition to tips in New York.
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The restaurant industry as a whole hasn’t been a huge supporter of the fight to increase minimum wage – but it should be.
Robots have already started moving into Amazon’s workforce alongside people.
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Many Americans fear that AI will take their jobs. And it might – but it’s more complicated than that.