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  • Free health care for unauthorised immigrants in LA

    October 23, 2015 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles has a new model for affordable health care aimed at the 400,000 immigrants in the area without legal status or insurance. But not everyone agrees taxpayer money should fund the program.

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  • A Card That Gives Migrant Workers a Name

    September 18, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

    In India, corruption in the distribution of government ID cards leaves the poorest without legal identity or protection. A non-profit group is creating and distributing unofficial ID cards and legal aid for day workers in major cities in India.

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  • Reform in Costa Rica signals new strategy against lethal epidemic

    July 29, 2015 |

    Center for Public Integrity |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Costa Rica has instituted regulations to protect farm laborers from an increasing risk of kidney disease by mandating that employers in tropical conditions provide water, rest and shade, with higher levels of relief correlated to increasing temperatures. There has been surge in chronic kidney disease among agricultural workers along the Pacific Coast in Central America and in India and Sri Lanka and a recent study fund it's highest among workers laboring between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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  • The Myth of the Ethical Shopper

    July 17, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Eliminating sweatshops and child labor depends on regulation, not consumers' preferences, as supply chains have become so complex and obscure as to prevent simple labels from being valuable.

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  • How some nail salons in California are finding a less toxic way to work

    June 08, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Alameda, California

    Nail salons offer services that often are toxic to their workers, from manicures causing acrylic dust in the air to the chemicals that can permeate through skin. Salon workers complain of respiratory problems and sometimes cancer. The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative offers certification in maintaining safe practices for their workers, offering an incentive for the use of ventilation equipment and gloves.

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  • Two Years After Rana Plaza, Are Bangladesh's Workers Still at Risk?

    May 22, 2015 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka Division

    After a major fire, labor standards in Bangladesh are improving, but workers must have a voice if these changes are to be sustainable.

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  • Two years after Bangladesh factory collapse, a struggle to set things right

    April 23, 2015 |

    The Washington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka Division

    In the aftermath of the Rana Plaza disaster, more than 200 clothing brands pledged to make their source factories compliant with international safety standards under two international agreements, using laws and rules to reform.

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  • Slum kids confront sexism as India grapples with abuse of women

    March 23, 2015 |

    Reuters |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Organizations like the International Center for Research on Women have been working with area schools to introduce gender classes to confront traditional gender roles and sexism and combat high rates of gender-based violence. The program works with 12- to 14-year-olds in over 12,000 schools. Participants say the programming has given them more confidence to speak out and a greater understanding of discrimination and what they can do to avoid it.

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  • The Formula For Alaska's Safety Success

    September 18, 2014 |

    Inside Energy |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Dutch Harbor, Alaska

    The dangers of the crabbing industry were well known long before the show "Deadliest Catch" made them famous. But deaths on the job decreased dramatically thanks to an awareness campaign spearheaded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of Alaska, paired with better involvement from the Coast Guard. Their efforts lead to dramatic decreases in fatalities in just a few years. Can this model be replicated in the oil and gas industry?

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  • Why Is Wyoming Safer?

    September 17, 2014 |

    Inside Energy |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    During gas drilling boom in Wyoming, worker deaths were extremely high . In response occupational epidemiologists were hired to help improve worker safety.

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