How Sandy Clean-Up Brought Day Laborers Out of the Shadows
When Sandy hit last October, the Northeast shoreline seemed to freeze: people were stranded in flooded homes, businesses shuttered,…
The Indypendent
Michelle Chen
As Death Toll in Bangladesh Collapse Climbs Past 1,000, Another Factory Fire Claims 8 Lives
Bodies continue to pile up at Rana Plaza, once a powerhouse of Bangladesh’s garment industry, where more than 1,000…
Factory Collapse in Bangladesh Shows Cracks in the System
There are few ways to make a decent living in Bangladesh, but there are many ways to die trying.…
Reluctant to Hire the Unemployed? Too Bad, Says NYC
How do you get a job without experience? How do you get experience without a job? And so it…
Reforming Welfare and Gutting the Poor: A Bipartisan Platform
The Romney camp's new attack line on the Obama administration–that he “gutted” the work requirements imposed on families receiving…
Labor Activists Peer into Shadows of Apple’s Factory Empire
Our gadgets and tablets make our lives easier, but those palm-sized miracles of convenience are built by hard work…
Migration as Ecology: How Culture Evolves
The immigration debate in the United States often centers narrowly around people who cross a border, and their social…
Facing Common Struggles, Domestic Workers Mobilize Across Borders
The United States isn't unique when it comes to political and social crises related to immigration. Migrants in other…
U.N. Strike Shows Convergence of Labor and Middle East Politics
In the Kingdom of Jordan, conflict erupted in the Palestinian refugee community, but it’s not the kind of unrest…
Labor Action and Inaction in Colombia Free Trade Deal
As the media swarmed over the scandal surrounding the Secret Service’s alleged carousing with prostitutes in Colombia, another questionable…