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Labor Issues

politics June 28, 2017

China Frees Activists Investigating Ivanka Trump Shoe FactoryAs still more damning reports surface about conditions for workers there.

By Claire Landsbaum
politics June 13, 2017

Women Who Make Ivanka’s Clothes Don’t Even Earn Enough to Live With Their KidsSome of Ivanka’s clothing is made in Indonesia, where workers, the majority of whom are women, barely earn minimum wage.

By Claire Landsbaum
politics Apr. 26, 2017

A Factory Used by Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Maker Underpaid WorkersThe Chinese factory systematically overworked and underpaid workers, an inspection found.

By Claire Landsbaum
nailed it May 21, 2015

Hundreds of Volunteers Gather to Educate Manicurists on Their Rights People distributed informational fliers at nearly 100 New York City subway stations this morning.

By Erica Schwiegershausen
rituals May 11, 2015

What Getting Your Nails Done Really MeansAnd why the manicure habit is so hard to break.

By Ann Friedman