Exploitation

Could Immigration Reform Give Latina Workers A Voice Against Exploitation

Kristian Ramos | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Immigration Reform, Labor, Exploitation, Worker Exploitation, Elections 2012, Latinas, Immigration, Latina-Workers, Latina, Home News
Kristian Ramos

The most at risk, exploited and vulnerable populations caught in this current debate are Latina workers. Immigration reform while no silver bullet would go a long way to giving both legal and undocumented Latina workers a voice to speak out against exploitation in the workplace.

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Auto-address on Behalf of Possible Residents of Kepler-22b

Tim Terhaar | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Kepler 22b, Space Exploration, Exploitation, Galileo Galilei, Aliens, Sigmund Freud, Humiliation, Animals, Charles Darwin, Weird News News
Tim Terhaar

The reason for Kepler-22b's fame is that it might sustain living organisms. But what if it does? I suspect that if life were discovered the first thing we'd want to do after we'd recovered from the initial awe would be to exploit it.

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Would You Answer This Call?

Nisha Varia | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Jakarta, Human Rights, Indonesia, Exploitation, Human Rights Watch, Labor Conditions, Extortion, Anis Hidayah, Domestic Work, Migrant-Care, Women News
Nisha Varia

Anis Hidayah was literally going into labor with her second child when she answered her phone, suspecting it would be a migrant worker needing her help. She was right.

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Calif. Parents Fight Pimps Targeting Their Kids For Sex Trafficking

Turnstyle | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Oakland, Education, Youth, Child Abuse, Child Sex Trafficking, Exploitation, Crime, Youth Radio, Sex Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation, Parenting, School, San Francisco, Parents, California, Activism, Impact News
Turnstyle

Originally published on Turnstylenews.com and NPR.org. Turnstyle News is a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainm...

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Boxed in

Carolita Johnson | Posted 11.10.2011

Read More: Mourning, 9/11, Media, Innocence, Humor, Children, Exploitation, Comedy News
Carolita Johnson

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Valentine's Day: A Good Excuse for Love

Mitchell J. Rabin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Affection, Exploitation, Values, Romance, Sex, Rome, Society, St. Valentine's Day, Love, Spirituality, Sexuality, Happiness, Intimacy, Healthy Living News
Mitchell J. Rabin

If we take the joy of Valentine's Day, enjoy the romance of it but also spread the affection and love it breeds far and wide through our daily actions, on this day, but also every other one of the year.

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Lady Gaga's 'Gay Anthem' to Be Distributed by Target

Alex Blaze | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Born That Way, Target, Gay, Lady GaGa, Exploitation, Tom Emmer, Cooption, Entertainment News
Alex Blaze

There have been lots of orgs and LGBT people calling for a boycott of Target and I would expect people like Lady Gaga, who generally keep up with the queer news, to have a vague recollection of those events.

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Big Bucks on Egypt's Misery Scale

Phil Trupp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Capitalism, Latin America, Wall Street, Commodities Market, Wall Street Bonuses, Exploitation, Business News
Phil Trupp

Wall Street is prepared to pounce when chaos and pain present classic buying opportunities, especially in a country like Egypt.

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U.S. of America

Laura Mola | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Super Rich, Tax Cuts, Taxes, Unemployment, Corporate Greed, Exploitation, Economy, Broken-Economy, Politics News
Laura Mola

"Ask not what your country can do for you... ," "if a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." "United, t...

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Mexico: The House the U.S. Has Set on Fire

Lara M. Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Immigration Reform, Economics, Exploitation, Nafta, Mexico, Immigration, War on Drugs, World News
Lara M. Gardner

Immigration reform is constantly on the U.S. agenda, yet it isn't really about reform; it is about racism, ignorance, and fear. Americans blame their woes on Mexico's victims.

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Facebook Movie: The Arrogance of Achievement vs. the Arrogance of Inheritance

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arrogance, Reputation, Personality, Money, Likable, Matrimania, Inheritance, Achievement, The Social Connection, Dr. House, Passion, Media, Movies, Happiness, Joy, Success, Philanthropy, Intelligence, Singlism, Exploitation, Sexism, Single, Mark Zuckerberg, Social Skills, Intensity, Coupled, Technology News
Bella DePaulo

The word on the street is that the Facebook movie, The Social Network, ruins Mark Zuckerberg's reputation. I'm not so sure.

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Maidgate: Meg Whitman's Tea Bag Moment

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Equality, California, Feminist, Wages, Eleanor Roosevelt, Polygraph, Tea Party Republicans, Immigration, Nicky, California Governor, Meg Whitman, Maidgate, Independents, Tea Bag, Latino Voters, Exploitation, Jerry Brown, Carly Fiorina, Tea Party, Whitman, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, a woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water. Maidgate is Meg Whitman's tea bag moment.

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Update: Nordstrom Response to BBN Inquiry

BlackAndBrownNews | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Advertisement, Poverty, Bbn, Harmony Korine, Violence, Neiman Marcus, White Men, Nordstrom, Race, Beauty, Filmmaker, Debase, America, Proenza Schouler, Politics, Black Girls and Women, Bergorf Goodman, Blackandbrownnews, Exploitation, Designer, Degradation, Fashion, Society, Barneys, Fashion Week, Video, New York News
BlackAndBrownNews

Nordstrom's response to BlackandBrownNews.com's inquiry: In a telephone call to BBN last Friday, a Nordstrom spokesperson said, "Nordstrom sides with ...

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In Time for Fashion Week: The Debasing Exploitation of Young Black Girls

BlackAndBrownNews | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Advertisement, Poverty, Bbn, Violence, White Men, Beauty, Nordstrom, Filmmaker, America, Politics, Black Girls and Women, Bergorf Goodman, Exploitation, Blackandbrownnews, Designer, Degradation, Barneys, Fashion Week, New York News
BlackAndBrownNews

(BlackandBrownNews.com) This advertisement masked as a short film for a fashion line was commissioned and created by White men with no visible under...

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Indiana Woman With Dementia Locked In Tiny Room For Months While People Stole Her Checks

AP | RICK CALLAHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Indiana Police, Dementia, Indianapolis, Abuse, Exploitation, Indiana, Anna Turner, Disability, Indiana Crime, Chicago News

INDIANAPOLIS — Three people kept a 65-year-old woman with dementia locked in a tiny room with a urine-soaked mattress to sleep on and a dog bowl...

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Electronic Arts In Hot Water Again Over Publicity Rights

Gregory Gabriel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports, Law, Human Rights, EA Sports, Exploitation, Bette Midler, Gaming, Vanna White, Right of Publicity, Tom Waits, NCAA Football, Sports News
Gregory Gabriel

There does not seem to be any reason why a third party should be permitted to profit off of the student athlete. That is exactly what numerous current and former student athletes contend Electronic Arts has been doing for years.

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The Latino Community Wants Accountability in 2010

Clarissa Martinez De Castro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American People, Advocates, President Obama, Congressman Luis Gutierrez, Solutions, Exploitation, Values, Immigration, CIR ASAP, Hate Crimes, Immigration Reform, Progressive Caucus, Immigrant Families, Demonization, Increase Tax Revenues, Latino Voters, Nclr, Congress, Level the Playing Field, Pennsylvania, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009, New York, Moral Obligation, Separation of Families, Murders, Lift Wages, Asian Pacific American Caucus, Dream, The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Black Caucus, Economy, American Workers, Politics News
Clarissa Martinez De Castro

The promise of change that energized voting and participation in 2008 is bringing hundreds of Latino community leaders to Washington today.

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Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures

Clarissa Martinez De Castro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hate Crimes, Congress, American People, Washington Times, Separation of Families, Solutions, President Obama, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Poll, Immigration, Dream, Murders, Wall Street Journal, Haiti, Moral Obligation, Immigration Reform, Demonization, Values, Exploitation, Desperate, Nclr, Faith Community, American Principles Project, Advocates, Washington Post, Mark Krikorian, Center for Immigration Studies, Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Blame Game, American Workers, Immigrant Families, Home News
Clarissa Martinez De Castro

As if blaming immigrants for global warming, the financial crisis, and every other ill that is currently affecting our society wasn't enough, Mark Kri...

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U.S. Senate Holds Child Trafficking Hearing

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Female Exploitation, Doj, Exploitation, Children, Child Trafficking, Chicago, Child Exploitation, Sex Trafficking, Children's Health, Human Trafficking, Politics News
Conchita Sarnoff

It is high time to shift gears in our country and do something about child trafficking at the legislative level.

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Julia Lira, Child Carnival Queen, Cries During First Samba Parade In Rio

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pageant, Rio, Cries, Julia Lira, Brazil, Samba Queen, Samba Parade, Carnaval, Carnival, Exploitation, Tears, Rio De Janeiro, Shayene Cesario Vieira, Viradouro, Pictures, Samba, Viradouro Samba School, World News

(AP) RIO DE JANEIRO - She was cheered by legions of Carnival fans, but 7-year-old Julia Lira, the youngest drum corps queen in memory at Rio's lavish ...

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How To Take A Great Vacation Without Exploiting Locals

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exploitation, How to Vacation Ethically, Responsible Vacations, Ethical Vacations, Sustainable Vacations, Impact News

Want to take an exotic vacation but feel guilty about what your trip may be doing to locals outside of your resort's gilded gates? Slate's tackled t...

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Can We Have A World Without Slavery?

Elise Garvey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: International Issues, Awareness, Exploitation, Human Trafficking, The Human Trafficking Project, Impact News
Elise Garvey

Slavery and exploitation are not new issues. The more aware we are of its existence and how it continues to thrive in the world, the better off we are at fighting it.

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Doing More For Less

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Double-Dip-Recession, Financial Crisis, Unit Labor Costs, Exploitation, Housing Crisis, Wages, Middle Class, Productivity, Business News
Max Fraad Wolff

If we are working fewer hours, getting lower wages and unable to borrow more, what comes next? New BLS data seriously questions the strength and endurance of the present economic rally.

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Why Refugees Need to Make a Living

Dale Buscher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gender-Based-Violence, Displaced People, Female Exploitation, Civil War, Sexploitation, Pakistan, Displaced Persons Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Human Rights Abuses, Sri Lanka Violence, Humanitarian Aid, Prostitution, Sri Lanka Civil War, Sri Lanka Rebels, Thailand Burmese Refugees, Human Rights, Exploitation, Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers, Pakistan Crisis, Humanitarian Crisis, Sri Lanka Civilian Deaths, International Aid, Refugees, World News
Dale Buscher

It is time to implement interventions that are tailored to the local context, that build on the refugees' existing skills, and that match local market demand.

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World Day Against Child Labor Highlights The Need To Do More For Africa's Children (SLIDESHOW)

International Rescue Committee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Africa, Exploitation, Children, Work, Child Labor, Labor, Child Exploitation, Uganda, Schools, Slideshow, World News
International Rescue Committee

African nations are witnessing a different kind of labor crisis -- the use of young children and teenagers as cheap workers in exploitative jobs and industries.

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