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Contractor to Pay $171K for Child Labor at Iowa Pork Plant
The company is the second found to employ children at the Sioux City facility.
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Waterbury Ben & Jerry’s members at the contract ratification vote.
Labor
Ben & Jerry’s Workers Ratify First Union Contract
Union leaders said workers negotiated for significant wage increases and health care improvements.
November 26, 2024
A worker lays a cable at a home building site in Flowood, Miss. on Sept. 23, 2021.
Labor
Small Business Owners Breathe Easier Over Labor Costs After Decision to Strike Down Overtime Rule
The blocked rule would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S.
November 26, 2024
The Native Forest and Let's Do Organic brands Coconut Milk.
Labor
Investigation Verifies Organic Coconut Producer's Products Are 'Monkey Labor Free'
The investigation was conducted following a 2022 PETA exposé.
November 22, 2024
Smithfield Food products are on display at a Ukrops store in Richmond, Va., March 10, 2009.
Labor
Smithfield to Pay $2M to Resolve Child Labor Allegations
A Smithfield subsidiary employed at least 11 children at its plant in St. James.
November 15, 2024
A rally in support of California's Proposition 36 in Los Angeles, Sept. 30, 2024.
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California Voters Weigh Measures on Shoplifting, Forced Labor, Minimum Wage
Prop 32, if approved, would establish the country’s highest statewide minimum wage.
November 5, 2024
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Will Artificial Intelligence Live Up to the Hype?
November 4, 2024
Aerial photo of the JBS Pork plant in Worthington, Minn., Oct. 22, 2024.
Minnesota Farm Town Reshaped by Migrants Wrestles with Change
November 4, 2024
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Pizza Shop Owner Sentenced to More than 8 Years in Prison for Threatening Workers
October 29, 2024
Jake Klocke, of PowerPollen, prepares a pollen applicator, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, near Ames, Iowa.
Autonomous Tech Is Coming to Farming
October 28, 2024
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November 19, 2024
A vendor holds 'chacho' currency at the Exchange Service Center in La Rioja, Argentina, Sept. 13, 2024.
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How a Broke Argentine Province Is Countering Milei's Deep Austerity Cuts
The province's left-wing populist governor invented a new emergency tender.
October 17, 2024
Steven Abujen, a California prison inmate with the Prison Industry Authority, cleans one of the newly installed headstones at the Mormon Island Relocation Cemetery near Folsom, Calif., Oct. 18, 2011.
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Voters in California and Nevada Consider Ban on Forced Prison Labor
The measures aim to protect incarcerated people from being forced to work under the threat of punishment.
October 15, 2024
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TV News Report Leads to Federal Investigation at Tortilla Factory
The company failed to pay the minimum wage to dozens of employees.
October 11, 2024
Dr Vishwanathan Mohan trialling the robot on the farm in Tiptree, Essex.
Labor
Strawberry-Picking Robot to Speed Up Harvest, Tackle Labor Shortage
The robot can pick a strawberry in just 2.5 seconds.
October 11, 2024
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Ball Subsidiary to Pay $309,000 for Hiring Discrimination
Nearly 200 applicants weren't hired because of race.
October 7, 2024
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Modernizing Tech Has Added Chaos to Manufacturing Operations
Here's the way out.
October 7, 2024
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Teamsters Union Announces Strike at Cargill Plant
The union says it is demanding "competitive wages that keep pace with the cost of living."
October 3, 2024
Auto mechanic Willie Chung works on a vehicle at the Express Auto Service Inc., in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.
Labor
U.S. Job Openings Rise to 8 Million as Labor Market Remains Sturdy
Job openings have come down steadily since peaking at 12.2 million in March 2022.
October 2, 2024
Grape-pickers harvests Chardonnay grapes at Domaine Lavantureux vineyards, in Chablis, Burgundy region, France.
Labor
Climate Change and Harsh Weather in France Bring Challenges to Chablis Wine Country
Much of France’s wine country faced one of the wettest years on record in 2024 so far.
October 1, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor building, Washington D.C.
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Louisiana Farm Penalized for Threatening Workers, Denying Them Water
A federal investigation found that Rivet & Sons’ owner cursed at workers and fired handguns at them.
October 1, 2024
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California Grower Violates Temporary Ag Worker Regulations
Humberto Castaneda Produce was assessed more than $18,000 in civil penalties.
September 19, 2024
Vegetables are loaded onto a delivery truck at Fresh Start Farm, Dunbarton, N.H., Aug. 19, 2024.
Labor
Refugees in New Hampshire Turn to Farming for Income, Taste of Home
Many were farmers in their home countries before coming to the U.S.
September 19, 2024
Tea plantation workers and their children take part in a Hindu religious procession in Hatton, Sri Lanka, Sept. 8, 2024.
Labor
Sri Lanka's Plantation Workers Live on the Margins, but Politicians Still Want Their Votes
Around 1.5 million descendants of plantation workers live in Sri Lanka today.
September 18, 2024
Perigo's orchard spraying robot.
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Perigo Unveils Unmanned Orchard Spraying Robot
The Purigo Spraying Robot reduces energy consumption by six times the traditional standard.
September 12, 2024