In this fifth and final lecture in the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s “Feminist Economics” series, Professor Jayati Ghosh explores some of the shortcomings of mainstream economics. Heavily reliant on unrealistic assumptions and...

In this fourth lecture in the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s “Feminist Economics” series, Professor Jayati Ghosh explores the impact of economic policy on women, and the importance of adopting a gender-perspective in...

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Tragedy took the lives of 146 workers – and exposed a shocking lack of workplace health and safety laws in New York State.

The economy is not gender neutral, but actually relies on gender imbalances to function and grow.



In this five-part lecture series, this renowned scholar guides us through the field of feminist economics. Feminist...

SOT Pres. Franklin Roosevelt during campaign speech at Madison Square Garden: 'Our vision for the future contains more than promises. This is our answer to those who, silent about their own plans, ask us to state our objectives. Of...

Charity To Reverese Ill Effects Child Slavery

Actress Freida Pinto wants all girls across the globe to be able to have an education.

She expressed that desire at an event in New York Friday (11 OCT. 2013) for UNICEF to promote The International...

New Delhi , 29 October 2007

1. Child worker at a sari sweatshop, camera tracking into room where children were doing embroidery on women's cl
othes
2. Children rounded up...

A montage shows women doing various factory jobs like folding fabric, putting labels on bottles and sealing liquor bottles.

Adrian Wu Fashion Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 23 February 2012

1. Close tilt up on model wearing green and white voile dress by...

1. Child worker at a sari sweatshop, camera tracking into room where children were doing embroidery on women's clothes

2. Children rounded up by po
lice
3. Mid of volunteer talking to...

Mandarin/Nat

China is preparing to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the start of its economic reform policy, but many...

1. Wide shot of protest outside Burberry store

2. Protesters marching with
signs
3. Camera cutaway of someone taking pictures of p
rotesters
4. Close up of prote
stors and signs
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English/Nat

United States President Clinton teamed up with the garment industry Monday to announce a plan to help combat sweatshops -- where workers are forced to labour long ...

1. Tracking shot of a lane in New Delhi

2. Tracking shot of embroidery unit and children putting on their clothes as the raid team ar
rives
3. Pan over of children putting on the
ir...

A montage shows women assembling boxes and folding shirts in a factory.

Pakistan/India/United States Natsot Duration: 1.56"

The multi-million-dollar carpet industries in Pakistan, Indi
a and
Nepal depend heavily on child workers, some as young as
four. More
than half of...

English/Nat

Lawyers in New York have filed the first ever lawsuit against U-S retailers for the mistreatment of workers in foreign-owned factories operating on American
soil.
The...

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2. Close up of factory wo
rkers
3. Close up of fact
ory worker
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factory worker
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t of factory workers
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e shot of...

1. Wide of Apple store entrance being opened and pan to crowd waiting outside

2. Mid of countdown UPSOUND to opening and pull out to wide as first people waiting walk into Apple s
tore
3. Mid of...

Mandarin/Nat

Fifty years after the communist revolution in China hundreds of millions of peasants continue to live in...

CLEAN : Pope urges fight against exploitation in Italys Chinatown