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- Migrants building £2.6bn windfarm paid fraction of minimum wage Mon, 22 Oct 18, 1:51amWorkers on Beatrice project in Scotland include unregulated migrants on under £5 an hour
- Fast Fashion Retailers Agree to Raise Minimum Wage for Cambodian Garment Makers Mon, 29 Sep 14, 3:00amEight fast fashion retail giants, including H&M, New Look, Next, and Zara's parent company Inditex, have agreed to increase the minimum wage for their garment makers in Cambodia...
- Switzerland Might Pay All Citizens a 2,500 Franc Basic Income Every Month Fri, 16 May 14, 11:40pmWhile the battle continues in the US for a slightly higher minimum wage, the Swiss are exploring drastic methods to create a fair economy. One proposed method would provide a guaranteed 2,500 franc income to all citizens,...
- Switzerland Considers Providing All Citizens with a Guaranteed Wage or Raising Minimum Wage to the Highest in the World Fri, 16 May 14, 8:00pmWhile the battle continues in the US for a slightly higher minimum wage, the Swiss are exploring drastic methods to create a fair economy. One possible method includes a guaranteed 2,500 franc income for any citizen, regardless...
- President Obama Calls for ‘Year of Action’ in 2014 State of the Union Address Wed, 29 Jan 14, 3:11pmA confident, relaxed President Barack Obama delivered a rousing State of the Union address to both chambers of Congress and the American people Tuesday night that struck a populist tone resonating throughout the country,...
- President Obama Calls for ‘Year of Action’ in State of the Union Address Wed, 29 Jan 14, 3:11pmWASHINGTON -- A confident, relaxed President Barack Obama delivered a rousing State of the Union address to both chambers of Congress and the American people Tuesday night that struck a populist tone resonating throughout...
- Japan’s Homeless are Cleaning up Fukushima Waste for Less than Minimum Wage Tue, 31 Dec 13, 10:00pmPhoto © Shutterstock A recent Reuters report reveals that a black labor market run by Japanese gangsters, or yakuza, has been using taxpayer funds to clean up radioactive fallout in northern Japan...
- Bangladesh Garment Workers to See Their Minimum Wage Pay Increase by 77 Percent Mon, 18 Nov 13, 2:59amWorkers in Bangladesh's garment industry finally have some good news to celebrate. After several days of violent protests that forced the closure of 200 factories in the Ashulia industrial belt, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
- Fashion Companies Refuse To Compensate Victims Of Bangladesh Factory Collapse Sun, 13 Oct 13, 6:30amThe mainstream media may have forgotten about the Rana Plaza disaster, which killed 1,127, and injured or maimed scores of others, but those working for workers rights have not...
- Paramilitary Troops Squash Garment Worker Protests In Bangladesh Sun, 29 Sep 13, 3:30amFive months after the Rana Plaza factory complex collapsed, killing 1,129 people, and drawing attention to unsafe working conditions that permeate the international fashion industry, Bangladeshi garment workers took to the...
- Debunked: 10 of the Most Common Excuses for Not Paying a Living Wage Sun, 30 Sep 12, 4:42amFast fashion companies have plenty of excuses for not paying workers a fair living wage. Consumers don’t want to pay more for clothes, they argue, and they insist that they’re helping create jobs for people in...