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Why several states are pushing to loosen child labor restrictions
The U.S. government found child labor violations involving over 3,800 minors in 2022. At the same time, some states say there is too much regulation of child labor. Katherine Walts, director of the Center for the Human Rights of Children...
TED Talks
TED: COVID-19 unraveled the workforce. Here's how to fix it | Mary L. Gray
We are living through the tech-enabled unraveling of full-time employment itself, says anthropologist Mary L. Gray. As the pandemic exposes and accelerates the shift to on-demand online labor, Gray takes us inside the jobs being created...
TED Talks
TED: The work that makes all other work possible | Ai-jen Poo
Domestic workers are entrusted with the most precious aspects of people's lives -- they're the nannies, the elder-care workers and the house cleaners who do the work that makes all other work possible. Too often, they're invisible, taken...
TED Talks
TED: What foods did your ancestors love? | Aparna Pallavi
Around the world, Indigenous food cultures vanish because of industrialized agriculture and a shifting, Western-influenced concept of the ideal diet. Food researcher Aparna Pallavi explores why once-essential culinary traditions...
Makematic
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan went up in flames, killing 146 workers. The tragedy marked a pivotal moment in the fight for labor rights.
Makematic
Workers in the Age of Industry
In the summer of 1892, steelworkers in Homestead, Pennsylvania went on strike after plans to cut pay were announced. The violence that followed was a pivotal moment in the struggle for workers’ rights in the United States.
The Business Professor
Understanding the Impact of Immigrant Status on Labor Law
This video explains how immigration status affects the application of employment or labor law in the United States. It discusses the Immigration and Nationality Act, which outlines the criteria for immigrants to enter and work in the...
PBS
Why Doesn't the US Have Paid Parental Leave?
The day is finally here! Your baby has arrived and you're officially a new parent! But how long until that new baby smell wears off and you're forced to return to work and find reliable childcare? Today Danielle looks at the history...
Curated Video
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Allegedly Forced a Pregnant Employee to Work With Herpes-Infected Monkeys
Elon Musk’s brain-implant startup Neuralink Corp. forced an employee to work with monkeys that carried the Herpes B virus in conditions in which the animals scratched her bare skin, according to a complaint filed in state court in...
Curated Video
As Child Labor Violations Surge, States Work to Loosen Protections
Even as the number of instances of child labor labor violations surged in recent years, lawmakers in some states have worked to ease the use of minors in often dangerous working conditions.
Curated Video
Western Cape: Groups in South African region push for secession
Some groups in South Africa's Western Cape province are pushing for independence.
Sky News
Ed Miliband People's Question Time in Southwark
Ed Miliband People's Question Time in Southwark
Bloomberg
Germany Under Economic Pressure as EU Leaders Meet
Oct. 8 -- Bloomberg's Jonathan Ferro examines employment issues in the European Union and economic pressures in Germany as leaders meet to find ideas to jump start the European economy. He speaks on Bloomberg Surveillance.
Bloomberg
What Are the Biggest Challenges for India's Modi in His Second Term?
May.23 -- Eswar Prasad, Tolani senior professor of trade policy at Cornell University, talks about landslide election victory of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party. Prasad speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."
Bloomberg
Societe Generale CEO Oudea on Volatility, European Banks
Feb.20 -- Societe Generale CEO Frederic Oudea discusses the "very low-volatility" environment, European banking market and acquisition plans. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin and Alix Steel on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
Bloomberg
Sharma: France Must Pull Back Tentacles of the State
July 13 -- Jonathan Fenby, co-founder at Trusted Sources, and Ruchir Sharma, head of emerging markets and chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, discuss French politics and the problems associated with the...
Bloomberg
Davide Serra Sees 40,000 Job Cuts If Deutsche Bank Buys Commerzbank
Apr.08 -- Davide Serra, chief executive officer of Algebris Investments, discusses the possible merger between Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG. He also discusses Europe's banking industry as a whole on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Bloomberg
California Suit Against Uber and Lyft Is a Game Changer, Aquent CEO Says
May.11 -- Aquent Chief Executive Officer John Chuang says Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are shirking their responsibilities by misclassifying their workers. He speaks with Bloomberg's Amanda Lang on "Bloomberg Markets."
Bloomberg
CaixaBank, Bankia Deal Creates Spain’s Largest Bank
Sep.18 -- CaixaBank SA will purchase Bankia SA in a deal worth $4.5 billion, creating Spain’s biggest lender. Bloomberg’s Charlie Devereaux reports on "Bloomberg Markets: European Close."
Curated Video
Chipotle To Pay NYC Workers $20M For Violating Labor Laws
The settlement covers about 13,000 employees who worked at the chain's New York City outlets between 2017 and this year.
Bloomberg
India's 2Q Growth Slowest Since 2014
Aug.31 -- India's economy grew at the slowest rate in three years in the second quarter. Companies and retailers cut back on spending ahead of the implementation of the goods and services tax. Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin reports on...
Bloomberg
Amazon Bullied Workers Into Voting Against a Union: Trumka
Apr.09 -- AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka says Amazon bullied workers at an Alabama warehouse into voting against joining a union. The vote is a setback for labor organizers and a significant victory for the world’s largest online...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Cesar Chavez Day
Scholars learn how Cesar Chavez and his labor union organized boycotts to promote changes for migrant farm workers. In video clips, Chavez also speaks on how the boycott can promote change and efforts people can take to help. The...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire change modern working conditions? The engaging resource explains conditions that contributed to the tragic fire, the workers affected by it, and how it changed labor laws and working...