Venture fund invests in startups to improve labor practices
Companies like Apple and Walt Disney as well as Walmart's philanthropic foundation are investors in a $23 million venture fund aiming to use tools like artificial intelligence and blockchain technology...
View ArticleFactories get more business when they treat workers right
For years, academics have debated if relaxing labor and environmental standards attracts or repels international business. Now a new study finds that manufacturers that adhere to basic labor and...
View ArticleWorkers at Apple supplier complain of unsafe conditions
For the second time in three months, Apple is facing questions about working conditions at its Chinese suppliers.
View ArticleChina's birthrate dropped despite allowing 2-child families
The birthrate in China fell last year despite the country easing its family planning policies and allowing all couples to have two children, a result parents say of the stresses of urban life.
View ArticleJeans made with child labor? People choose willful ignorance
Many consumers have found a way to cope with the knowledge that products they like have been made unethically: They simply forget they ever knew it.
View ArticleThe gig economy may strengthen the 'invisible advantage' men have at work
Martin Schneider often got things done faster than a female colleague, Nicole Hallberg, who worked at the same small employment services agency. He figured this was because of his extra experience.
View ArticleUntrustworthy memories make it hard to shop ethically
Imagine a shopper, Sarah, who is concerned about child labor and knows about groups like the Fair Wear Foundation that certify which brands sell ethically produced clothing. Hours after learning that...
View ArticleAmazon workers in Germany, Italy stage Black Friday strike (Update)
Workers at a half dozen Amazon distribution centers in Germany and one in Italy walked off the job Friday, in a protest timed to coincide with "Black Friday" to demand better wages from the American...
View ArticleNew tool can help job searchers better position themselves in market
With the decline of manufacturing, the U.S. economy has increasingly shifted toward knowledge-based production: industries focused on implementing new ideas surrounding technology, product design,...
View ArticleWorkers at iPhone supplier in China protest unpaid bonuses
Hundreds of workers streamed through dark streets, blocking an entrance to an Apple iPhone supplier's factory in eastern China to protest unpaid bonuses and factory reassignments, two witnesses and...
View ArticleThe right women for the job
Work in America has changed dramatically in the last century from Henry Ford's moving assembly line to automation today, but arguably the largest change is women. Women's participation in the labor...
View ArticleFailure to find a job can land women back in prison
Los Angeles incarcerates more people than any other city in the world, at a fiscal cost of more than $75,000 per person annually. But University of California, Riverside sociologist Susila Gurusami...
View ArticleAug 2017 Jobs Report: Labor Day job numbers remain upbeat for Americans with...
As we celebrate Labor Day, the job news remains upbeat for Americans with disabilities, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment - Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler...
View ArticleLabor market effects of trade liberalization
Economists have long touted the benefits of free trade between individuals and countries as a pillar of human progress and a foundational principle of global society. While most experts argue that free...
View ArticleJob gains for Americans with disabilities add to strength of labor market
Sustained job growth for Americans with disabilities contributed to the upward trend in the labor market, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment - Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued...
View ArticleJudge: Govt. asked Google for too much data in gender case
An administrative law judge has ruled that Labor Department officials investigating gender pay bias had asked Google for data in a way that's too broad and intrusive on employee privacy.
View ArticleSurvey reports employment characteristics for more than 200 fields of study
The National Science Foundation's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics has more than doubled the sample size of its 2015 Survey of Doctorate Recipients in order to examine employment...
View ArticleGlobal warming could result in losses for the European wine industry
Slight increases in temperature in Mediterranean regions from global warming could potentially result in labor, productivity and economic losses for the European wine industry, an article in the...
View ArticleImmigrants on Temporary Protected Status more civically engaged
U.S. immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras on Temporary Protected Status, despite its in-between and temporary nature, generally do better than undocumented immigrants in educational...
View ArticleThe social media economy benefits few, new book suggests
Fashion bloggers and Instagrammers seem to enjoy a coveted lifestyle, with jet-setting to exotic locales, couture clothing furnished by designers and countless other caption-worthy experiences.
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