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That Four-Star Rating You Left Could Cost Your Uber Driver Her Job

04/11/2017 | Caroline O'Donovan | BuzzFeed

For the last few months, the Good Work Code has been compiling research on how to build a better rating system for labor platforms. “The managers of the company want information about how a job or gig was done, and the customer wants to offer feedback. But how do the workers actually get information that allows them to succeed and thrive in these working arrangements?” asked Palak Shah, director of the Good Work Code’s parent organization, Fair Care Labs. “It’s our sense … that there’s a lot...

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Hijos de indocumentados viajan a DC para demostrarle a Trump que lucharán por sus familias

04/10/2017 | Nicolás Hernández Castañeda | Univision

Les van a tomar una foto. Digan cheeeese", dice una de las líderes de un grupo de 40 niños y jóvenes que se dispone a salir del centro de Miami rumbo a Washington DC. Pero lejos de ir a pasar un agradable spring break en la capital, esta excursión tiene como propósito apoyar los derechos de los inmigrantes, una lucha que muchos de los pequeños conocen porque sus padres son indocumentados.

Por delante tienen tres días de viaje de autobús antes de llegar a las afueras de la Casa Blanca...

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New Report Details Exploitation of Hotel Industry Workers

04/10/2017 | Karen Schwartz | NY Times

Relaxing vacations mean little work for travelers, thanks to the host of people who work as housekeepers, bellhops and cooks. But a new analysis has found that the largely invisible nature of these jobs means workers can sometimes be exploited by those who market in human trafficking, even within the United States.

To help identify where human trafficking occurs in the United States, Polaris, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating modern slavery, reviewed calls made to its...

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