Tag: labor
The Worker is Dead, Long Live the Worker!
May Day once again reminded us that organized labor remains one of the most influential non-state actors on the global arena. From Manila to São Paulo, and from Berlin and Mexico City, millions took the streets as one—and not only for a better wage.
Photo Essay: Making Work Visible – Consumer Awareness and Labor Rights
Written shortly after May 1, International Workers’ Day, this photo essay highlights the challenges, successes, and hard work of laborers around the world.
The Head of SAC: Tesla Faces a ‘Stalemate’ in Sweden as the Longest Strike in Decades Grinds On
Essentially, the conflict has reached a stalemate. Tesla doesn’t seem hurt enough to give in, and IF Metall has the means to carry on. Among some of the strikers, this causes frustration.
Mapping the Planetary Costs of AI: Kate Crawford’s Atlas of AI in Review
The very first thing to do when even considering employing AI is to look at the power infrastructure that produces it and makes its existence possible in the first place. As Crawford notes, AI is the result of extracting human life through data, raw materials, and labor.