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Sweatshops In California – More than 1,500 garment workers are owed over $3 million in unpaid wage
WORKERS in the California garment industry are enduring poor working conditions and insufficient pay, the US Department of Labour has found. More than 1,500 Southern California garment workers are owed over $3 million in unpaid wages, the government department found following a year-long survey – which also concluded that American companies Nasty Gal, Macy’s, Nordstrom … Continue reading
On Poloz’s Prescription – Memoirs of an unpaid intern
Fresh out of university and six months into a fruitless job search, I accepted an unpaid six week internship under the impression that it would lead to a paid, full-time position at the same company or some serious resume ammunition. My situation ended exceptionally poorly. As it turned out, the company wasn’t paying me because … Continue reading
Canada – Having something unpaid on your CV is very worth it says Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz
Labour lawyers and economists are criticizing Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz over comments he made suggesting that youth work for free in order to avoid the “scarring” of long-term joblessness. Poloz cited the problem of graduates living in their parents’ basements, unable to find work. “The longer it takes for a jobless youth to … Continue reading
Canada / The issue about unpaid internships
When Vancouver’s Fairmont Waterfront Hotel posted an ad for unpaid interns to work busing tables in its dining room, it quickly set off a firestorm in social media — and an uneasy silence elsewhere Continue reading
Opposing free labour doesn’t make us ‘job snobs’, Iain Duncan Smith | John Harris | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
The last five days have been very interesting indeed. Last week, an amazing outburst of anger followed a Tesco advert for nightshift workers who would be paid only their jobseeker’s allowance plus expenses – and as the issue was frantically discussed just about everywhere, a steady stream of employers announced that they had pulled out … Continue reading
Unpaid ‘work experience’ is a depressing solution to youth unemployment – Telegraph Blogs
I was relatively lucky when I graduated. I only worked unpaid for around six weeks – four weeks at a think tank and two weeks here – before a newspaper started paying me to write. Lucky, because that was near enough as long as I could afford to stay in London. Had I been forced … Continue reading
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