Campaigners have won a temporary reprieve, but the fight to end ‘forced labour’ continues. Izzy Köksal reports.
Work
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The unpalatable reality of working for Apple
A fresh wave of reports unveiling exploitation in the iPad empire are forcing Apple to clean up up its act, reports Mark Engler.
Filed in: China Human Rights Trade Unions Wealth Work
- Mark Engler
- April 1, 2012
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Frontline Africans: migrants hit by Europe's economic decline
What can African migrant workers do when faced with rising unemployment and racism in Europe? Sarah Babiker reports from Spain and Argentina.
- Sarah Babiker
- March 1, 2012
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Pay your interns!
As a campaign is launched to stop the exploitation of interns, office manager Anna Weston explains the paid internship programme at New Internationalist.
Filed in: Co-operatives Trade Unions Work Youth
- Anna Weston
- November 3, 2011
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Whose miracle?
An epic migration to the cities has been responsible for China’s turbocharged economic performance. But, as Richard Swift explains, the cost for many workers has been too great and they refuse to be quiet any longer.
Filed in: China Trade Unions Work
- Richard Swift
- April 1, 2011
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Hard road to justice
- New Internationalist Editorial
- April 1, 2011
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iSlave
Electronics giant Foxconn employs over a million people in China – in conditions that drive them to despair, reports Jenny Chan.
Filed in: China Corporations Work
- Jenny Chan
- April 1, 2011
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Tied to the job
Caste still has to shake off its shackles in Africa.
Filed in: Africa Burkina Faso Work
- Tidiane Kassé
- July 1, 2005
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Gem in a world of rocks
What the co-op movement can do for equality, by Costa Rica’s former President and Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias Sánchez.
Filed in: Co-operatives Equality Fair Trade Trade Work
- Oscar Arias Sánchez
- February 1, 2004
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