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Soil Builds Prosperity From the Ground Up

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Aidee Guzman, 30, grew up the daughter of immigrants in California’s Central Valley, among massive fields of monocrops that epitomize intense, industrial agriculture. Her parents were farmworkers, and despite spending …

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Three in four young people are not being protected by employment rights

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A new Trades Union Congress (TUC) report published on Thursday 30 November reveals that nearly three-quarters (72%) of young people aged 16 to 24 miss out on key employment rights at work. …

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Brazil’s politicians, unions, and workers can’t agree on how to protect gig labor

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While on the campaign trail in 2022, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made it clear he wanted to take on gig work platforms. “We’re not against someone working …

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Nigerian workers’ wages diminish as inflation rises and gov’t revenue dips

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Lagos, Nigeria – When Yusuf Mogaji joined Nigeria’s federal civil service as a non-teaching staff member at the University of Ilorin in 2015, he had dreams of building his own house. …

Nigerian workers’ wages diminish as inflation rises and gov’t revenue dips Read More

A Hidden System of Exploitation Underpins US Hospitals’ Employment of Foreign Nurses

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TALLAHASSEE, Florida — When Rachel started her job as a nurse in the internal medicine unit at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare last year, it felt like the realization of a dream …

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Investors are unsettled as funding is drying up for Africa’s startup ecosystem

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VC funding in the African startup ecosystem has steadily declined in 2023, causing experts to worry about the future of the once fast-growing sector. With fewer investors willing to bet …

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Argentina’s gig workers are rallying against regulation — and supporting the libertarian candidate

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Activist gig workers are handing out ballots and campaign materials as part of their delivery runs. The incumbent party has introduced a bill to classify gig workers as employees, stoking …

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Government slammed over ‘bizarre’ use of Amazon to give fuel poverty advice

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A joint campaign by Amazon and the government to offer struggling families money-saving advice has been slammed by an employee of the tech giant who said its own staff are …

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Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Prize in Economics 2023

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, more commonly known as the Nobel Prize in Economics, …

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Japan’s sleep-deprived employees embrace the workplace nap

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Japan’s ministry of health and welfare has called on the public to sleep longer and better after two recent reports determined that Japanese people are not getting enough shut-eye. And …

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