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Migrant Workers in Qatar Face Mass Wage Theft

Rejimon Kuttappan / Open Democracy Dec 9, 2022 The terminated employment and theft of wages and benefits that thousands of migrant workers in Qatar experienced as the virus spread constitute a tragedy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Shocking Exploitation of America’s Caregivers

JENNIFER GOLLAN / Reveal May 19, 2019 An investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting uncovers widespread mistreatment of workers who tend to the elderly. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

The ‘Private Governments’ That Subjugate U.S. Workers

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 14, 2019 Corporate dictatorships, under the ruling ideology of neoliberalism and libertarianism, have stripped away the rights of employees. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Wage Theft Rampant in Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Report Finds

James Barragán / Reveal Aug 17, 2018 A new investigation reveals that Texas failed to implement the most basic protections for workers involved with cleanup and rebuilding. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

‘Bad’ Jobs Don’t Have to Be That Way

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 10, 2018 When it comes to job quality, we need to get to work. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

10,000 Workers Accuse Chipotle of Wage Theft

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2016 Current and former employees of the fast-food chain have joined a class-action lawsuit claiming they had to work extra hours without pay. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Absolute Crap’ but Brilliant: Corporate America’s Plan to ‘Misbehave Without Reproach’

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Nov 2, 2015 "Only in the senile, decrepit, and unbelievably corrupt modern version of the United States would this sickening decadence even be considered possible, let alone doable." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The New York Times Speaks in Defense of Labor

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 1, 2014 On the eve of Labor Day, the editors of The New York Times called for a federal "full-employment agenda that regards labor, not corporations, as the center of the economy." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New York AG Forces McDonald’s Franchise Owner to Pay Up for Violating Wage Laws

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2014 Richard Cisneros, owner of seven McDonald's franchises in Manhattan, is now obliged to pay nearly $500,000 to workers at his fast-food restaurants. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Preying on the Poor

By Barbara Ehrenreich, TomDispatch May 17, 2012 The poor provide a juicy target for anyone depraved enough to make a business of stealing from them. The trick is to rob them in ways that are systematic, impersonal and almost impossible to trace to individual perpetrators. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )