“The government and labor laws emphasize the protection of workers’ rights, but these laws are often not enforced. When we speak up for our rights, we are threatened or sometimes even fired from the ...

Across industries, companies are feeling the squeeze from labor shortages, rising costs and nonstop pressure to boost efficiency. Robots are quickly becoming real-life solutions, and their promise has ...

Ford is offering manufacturing roles that can reach six figures, yet plants still struggle to attract and keep enough people to run the lines. The gap is not simply about pay, it reflects a deeper ...

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In April, a video of Indian factory workers went viral. It showed the workers sewing garments while wearing white bands around their heads fitted with a camera. The video garnered ...

These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. They are lines in the payroll ledger of a Cambodian baby clothing factory, invisible lives near the bottom of the ...

Oregon teachers and Asian garment workers have launched a campaign demanding Nike pay higher state taxes and better factory wages. “We’re done with you making billions off our backs,” says a Sri ...

Through boom times and, more recently, slumping sales, Nike Inc. has stuck by a key claim about its overseas suppliers: They pay the average factory worker about twice the local minimum wage. It’s a ...