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Drought spreads beyond Kenya’s arid north, plunging herders into crisis

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:58:36 +0000

SHOMPOLE, Kenya, Feb 6 (Reuters) – The dozens of cow and goat carcasses scattered around Maria Katanga’s family compound testify to the grinding impact of an ongoing drought on Kenya’s …

India’s Gig Workers Strike for Dignity and Protection

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 19:04:43 +0000

On 25 December, the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) mobilized a nationwide flash strike, with nearly 40,000 delivery workers from platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, and Amazon participating across …

Labor rights in Europe: Who’s working over Christmas?

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:10:24 +0000

While the festive season’s most famous workers are the elves of the North Pole and their sleigh-riding courier, there are many more that keep things running over the final weeks …

Rotten at the core: the silent exploitation of migrant fruit & veg pickers

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:00:41 +0000

Millions of migrant workers face exploitation in Europe’s fields, harvesting the fruit and vegetables that many of us purchase. This was the stark finding of a disturbing investigation published last …

The hidden Kenyan workers training China’s AI models

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:13:40 +0000

Chinese AI companies are quietly tapping into Kenya’s young workforce, hiring students and recent graduates to label thousands of videos a day. The work is done through opaque networks of …

It’s been 12 years since Rana Plaza. Why is Amazon still refusing to protect Bangladeshi garment workers?

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:58:42 +0000

Akter draws a direct line from Amazon’s pursuit of profit and speed to the lethal pressures on suppliers, echoing the ignored warnings that preceded Rana Plaza. Announcing solidarity with the …

‘Don’t Buy Starbucks!’ Says Union as It Launches Nationwide Strike Against Coffee Giant’s Unfair Labor Conditions

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:39:35 +0000

As hundreds of Starbucks workers go on strike across the US to protest the company’s unfair labor practices, its union is telling customers to boycott the company in hopes of pressuring it to return …

Indigenous Guatemalans denounce exploitation on Mexican farms: ‘Bananas are worth more than us’

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:07:44 +0000

One afternoon, in mid-May, Nancy was eating with five of her coworkers. All of them are Indigenous Q’eqchi’ Maya women from the municipality of Cobán — located in Alta Verapaz, …

Microsoft, Google say their data centers create thousands of jobs. Their permit filings say otherwise

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:04:02 +0000

Microsoft and Google say their data centers in Chile would create thousands of jobs. Permit filings show the largest data centers have the potential to create only hundreds of full-time …

With Hyundai raid, Trump’s immigration crackdown runs into his push for foreign investment

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:31:59 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to revitalize American manufacturing by luring foreign investment into the U.S. has run smack into one of his other priorities: cracking down on illegal immigration. …