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Bright Magazine
4 May 2016
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Seoul, South Korea
Nearly 300 people have fallen ill from working in Samsung’s Seoul-located factory. In order to advocate for those that became sick and the rights of current employees, the Supporters for the Health And Rights of People in the Semiconductor industry (SHARP) was founded. SHARP has made gains through a 24 hour presence outside the factory; developing a coalition of environmental and occupational health professionals, labor unions, and affected families; and winning a court case that linked the cause of illness to the effect of working at the Samsung factory.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/02/16/466612148/study-program-to-protect-fish-is-saving-fishermens-lives-too
Claire Leschin-Hoar
NPR
16 February 2016
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Catch share programs—where fishermen are allotted a set quota of the catch—reduce the notoriously risky behavior fishermen are known for, like sailing in stormy weather, a new study finds.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03605jk
Sonia Narang
BBC
23 October 2015
Radio / 3-5 Minutes
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.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/bangladesh-garment-industry-pushes-to-meet-deadlines-on-safety-standards/2015/04/22/b72ca9f0-e87b-11e4-8581-633c536add4b_story.html
Amy Yee
The Washington Post
23 April 2015
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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.
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/the-myth-of-the-ethical-shopper
Michael Hobbes
The Huffington Post
17 July 2015
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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.
http://www.thenation.com/article/two-years-after-rana-plaza-are-bangladeshs-workers-still-risk
Amy Yee
The Nation
22 May 2015
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After a major fire, labor standards in Bangladesh are improving, but workers must have a voice if these changes are to be sustainable.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-tomato-pickers-20151231-story.html#
Lois K. Solomon
Sun Sentinel
31 December 2015
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Tomato pickers have spent more than 20 years on a campaign for dignity and fair pay. The workers have succeeded, against incredible odds, in getting some of the biggest corporations in the country to recognize their plight.
http://ensia.com/features/one-by-one-states-are-giving-consumers-the-right-to-know-about-chemicals-in-products
Rachel Cernansky
Ensia
1 September 2015
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The U.S. federal government rarely requires manufacturers to list the chemicals in consumer goods outside of food. Various states are starting to enact legislation requiring greater transparency.
http://ensia.com/features/what-to-do-about-the-antidepressants-antibiotics-and-other-drugs-in-our-water
Elizabeth Grossman
Ensia
11 August 2015
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Prescription drugs are greatly polluting the national water supply, causing researchers to begin looking for a method to better filter water and dispose of unused medicine.
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-06-08/how-some-nail-salons-california-are-finding-less-toxic-way-work
Monica Campbell
Public Radio International (PRI)
8 June 2015
Multi-Media / Under 800 Words
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.
http://bhekisisa.org/article/2016-06-20-hiv-prevention-pill-the-deeply-personal-journey-of-a-male-sex-worker-in-kenya
Kiundu Waweru
Bhekisisa
20 June 2016
Multi-Media / 800-1500 Words
For sex workers or other vulnerable populations, they are at a high risk to be exposed to HIV. Truvada is an HIV prevention pill that is currently being tested and could help protect individuals from this disease.
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