on this international workers' day, please remember those whose labour goes largely unacknowledged, unappreciated & unpaid. here's to the carers & the cleaners & everyone else without whom the human world would pretty much grind to a halt.
#iwd #internationalWorkersDay #huitHeures #1erMai #work #labour #art #illustration
Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much.
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Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one Cambodian factory tests this claim.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-wages-clothing-factory-cambodia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Nike #Cambodia #Labor #Work #Abuse #Exploitation #Business
Former employees of a Nike clothing factory in Cambodia said they sometimes saw two or three people taken to an onsite clinic in a day. One described how he carried workers who were too weak to walk.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-factory-cambodia-fainting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
For some months now I am actively hesitating to publish my work-related stuff on #LinkedIn (or any other centralized social network for that matter) so I am thinking of using the #fediverse for it.
Do you have any advice for using fediverse as your #work -related social network? My use case for such a network would be: inspiring others to do good work, building and maintaining my professional "brand," and helping myself or my employer attract new talent.
Some topics to consider: Same account, separate account? Server software (Mastodon, Pleroma, ...)? Discovering (potential) colleagues, being discovered by them? Pointing existing LinkedIn users to your fediverse account? Adjusting language/tone of communication based on fediverse nuances?
I am eager to learn. Boosts are appreciated.
While you're here and paying attention to me, obviously you're avoiding doing the work to prep for your next meeting, because work is meetings.
Read my guest article on how to do a meeting audit (Mostly from a product perspective, but it kinda works for most office-type jobs).
ProPublica reporter Rob Davis began with a simple question: Had Nike truly become a beacon of environmental stewardship and fair labor practices, as it claimed?
To find the answer, he had to travel across the Pacific Ocean.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-labor-practices-cambodia-column?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Nike #Environment #Labor #Work #Business #Cambodia
Is there some sensible alternative to #linkedin? So that I could at least link to my profile on a platform that does not disgust me in case a prospective employer asks.
Self-hosting is out of question for now.
Any suggestions? :)
The Trump Administration Keeps Citing an Untrue Stat as It Targets Federal Workers
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A “survey of our niche audience for our niche audience” was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isn’t true. Why do the Trump administration and elected officials keep relying on it?
https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-employees-work-from-home-trump-myth?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Grateful to have some 2026 speaking engagements already on the books! I partner with Chief People Officers, HR teams, associations, nonprofits & boards to deliver keynotes, trainings, and workshops that inspire action. Topics include mindset, return-to-work transitions, wellness, and employee engagement. Scan the QR code below to schedule your consultation and secure your date!
Getting ever closer to living the dream!
"Slackbot today is fairly rudimentary. But what we've done is we've actually rebuilt it from the ground up as a personalized AI companion."
https://www.theverge.com/news/797890/slack-slackbot-ai-assistant-upgrade
Does anybody have any work that needs doing that a reasonably intelligent person might be able to do while he recuperates at home?
I don’t have too many skills that aren’t music / teaching related, but I can write, proofread, and copy edit fairly capably.
I hate to ask, but I could use the occupation / part-time income.
Thanks.
going with a "great" start of the year by being laid off, so looking for new job
I'm an embedded engineer with 6 year experience in complex bare-metal & RTOS firmware development & wireless comms (Bluetooth but learning others)
also worked on customising open-source projects for internal use (e.g modifying BlueZ & writing custom Wireshark dissector), have experience with Python development
ideally remote or located in UK/Europe (I live in UK)
The daily battle for survival is depicted through an umbrella seller in wild weather.
Old Man Struggling in the Wind, by Anselmo Guinea Ugalde, 1882
Feels good saving on heating
#dogs #dogsofmastodon #Humor #work
Following @craige , that entire album is themed around work so I'll add the title track
Ariel Sharratt and Mathias Kom – "Never Work"
https://theburninghell.bandcamp.com/track/never-work
Still looking for #GraphicDesign and #FrontEnd work!
I've spent 5 years learning and 3 years doing (and still learning)!
I can make templates for CMS, plain HTML/CSS/JS, entire sites with #SSG , name it.
I'm also experienced with print, editorial or poster. I'd love to work on a print publication!
And if your thing is designers who use open tools, I'm here.
If you need help, please reach out! ☺️
An average worker at the foreign factories that make Nike’s goods earns 1.9 times the local minimum wage, the company says.
None of the workers The Oregonian/OregonLive spoke with in Nike’s second-largest production hub said they earned that much.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-wages-clothing-shoe-factory-indonesia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
The robot apocalypse hasn't happened yet, but still I can't escape the feeling that something has gone horribly wrong... Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.
More of my work for Trouw: https://www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tjeerd-royaards~bcb45712/
New electro release: Work
Out now on Bandcamp, Mirlo and Subvert:
https://sonicwalker.com/releases/swr021-work/
My latest Zine is now available!
Volume 2’s theme is F the Patriarchy
With music mixtape playlist & bonus playlist of feminist content creators. Plus gorgeous original art. Great fun design as I bring checks & receipts!! Lots of information, lots of Easter eggs.
Available as digital download to print, cut, & fold for $3 or readymade for $6.
https://ko-fi.com/joblakely/shop
#feminist #feminism #patriarchy #labour #work #care #music #playlist #mixtape #art #mastoart #zine #zines #resistance
My last release Work is now available in more stores and and selected streaming services
Nike Is Moving Jobs to Low-Wage Regions of Indonesia
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Over the last decade, Nike has sharply expanded production in regions of Indonesia where workers don’t earn a living wage while cutting its workforce in places where they do.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-jobs-indonesia-living-wages?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
"[A] recent survey of 5,000 white-collar US workers found that 40% of non-managers say AI saves them no time at all at work, while 92% of high-level executives say it makes them more productive."
Good insight into which jobs can be safely automated.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/14/ai-productivity-workplace-errors
#news #technology #TechNews #LLMs #workslop #AI #work #automation
