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How American Corporations Exploit the Global Poor Through Outsourcing and Subcontracting

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 31, 2019

There is so little interest in the American media--or even among the American left--about the actual conditions of American corporation exploitation of the global poor, that it's rare to even hear about it. Thus, I was glad to talk to Kalena Thomhave for her piece...

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How Subcontracting and Outsourcing Undermine Workers Rights: Government Shutdown Edition

By Erik Loomis

On January 3, 2019

David Dayen makes a really good point here. House Democrats had big plans for opening the 116th Congress, with showy votes on cracking down on government corruption and protecting pre-existing.

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Browning Commentary

By Erik Loomis

On August 31, 2015

There was a lot of good commentary late last week to the NLRB decision in the Browning-Ferris case, ruling that joint employer status applied to this contractor for the purpose.

Joint Employers

By Erik Loomis

In General

On August 27, 2015

In a major victory against the obscuring of employers in order to disempower workers, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that corporations who use contractors and franchises are the joint employers of those workers. This is an enormously important decision because employers like the...

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Migrant Workers in Germany

By Erik Loomis

On April 4, 2015

Migrant workers in Germany are as routinely exploited as they are in the United States. Migrant workers in Germany’s construction industry are increasingly faced with abusive practices of this kind..

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Shoe Strike

By Erik Loomis

On April 17, 2014

Chinese workers making shoes for American manufacturers are on strike: More than 30,000 staff at the Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) factory in Dongguan city have been striking for several days.

The Subcontracting Scourge: Fukushima Edition

By Erik Loomis

In General

On March 29, 2014

The scourge of companies subcontracting labor in order to maximize profit continues. Tokyo Electric Power Company runs the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor. Rather than employ the cleanup workers itself, it is relying on subcontractors that, not surprisingly, cut corners on such things as keeping workers...

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