Andrew Ross Migrant Workers in Their Own Land After closing its borders to Palestinians employed in critical sectors, Israel’s government has faced a labor shortage—which is being met by Indian migrant workers. April 21, 2024
Vanessa Ogle Shipping’s Shadow World The shipping industry, which moves more than 80 percent of global trade, is poorly regulated, environmentally dangerous, and rife with labor violations. April 9, 2024
Meg Weeks ‘The Base of the Labor Pyramid’ Long exploited and denied basic rights, Brazil’s domestic workers continue to organize against an entitled elite. September 17, 2023
Ratik Asokan The Long Struggle of India’s Sanitation Workers For centuries, the caste system has forced Dalit laborers to handle human waste in deadly conditions. Now they are rising up. August 24, 2023
Katie Kirkland Unforgettable, Unrememberable The Thai filmmaker Anocha Suwichakornpong uses time-bending narratives and disruptive forms to confront her country’s past. August 10, 2023
Aida Alami The Land of Dust and Plastic In Almería, the Moroccan and West African migrant workers who sustain the region’s booming agriculture industry find themselves either neglected or persecuted by the state. June 24, 2023
Anna Shechtman Wages for Housewives The Real Housewives’ work is to produce drama, and to keep their jobs they must be prolific. May 14, 2023
Willa Glickman ‘A Wakeup Call from Hell’ By striking for safe staffing levels, New York City nurses joined a wave of labor unrest that has swept the health care industry in response to Covid-19. March 1, 2023
Alice Driver Working in Their Sleep Meatpacking workers in Arkansas, grieving loved ones lost to Covid and struggling to pay medical bills, are organizing for justice from their employer. December 23, 2022