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http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/07/worker-bot-sorts-packages/

Worker bot sorts packages websnapr

"...a parcel sorting system that employs agile robot workers capable of quickly classifying and separating small items such as mail packages and clothing."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.openthefuture.com/2007/05/outsourcing_the_future.html

Outsourcing the Future websnapr

"So are we headed to a world where the only stable jobs are those that absolutely require hands-on contact -- health maintenance, grooming, and the like? Or to one where wages even out across the
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.slnn.com/index.php/article/about/cleanitup.html

Clean it up! websnapr

"For the past month, SL residents have come to Dragonfly Oasis and have been able to pick up a broom or wash a window to earn some lindens." Exploitation of the disadvantaged in Second Life?
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1952840,00.html

Acceding expectations websnapr

"On January 1, Romania will join the European Union. Matthew Tempest went to Sibiu in the Carpathian mountains to see if the former communist state is ready to join Brussels - and whether the EU
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/003881.html

Amazon Mechanical Turk Future Of Labor Market? websnapr

"Some day, your boss could be a faceless Mechanical Turk who doles out tasks over the Internet. For nearly a year, Amazon's Mechanical Turk has paid [...] for tasks that take a few seconds to a f
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.gatt.org/wharton.html

WTO Announces Formalized Slavery Model for Africa websnapr

"World Trade Organization representative Hanniford Schmidt announced the creation of a WTO initiative for "full private stewardry of labor'..." This is so unbelievably, horribly wrong.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.pinktentacle.com/2006/08/project-promises-blue-collar-bots-for-aging-society/

Japanese project promises blue-collar bots for aging so ... websnapr

If there aren't enough young people to look after the elderly, who the hell is going to build these robots, exactly?
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.brandejs.ca/portfolio5/shoe.php

Fear the FRANKENSHOE! websnapr

Art gets weirder and more twisted as time goes by...this fake N*ke shoe made from *real human skin* twitches and pulses as if still alive, as a commentary on sweatshop labour and so forth. Gruesome. L
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.gov.ns.ca/enla/conciliation/

Conciliation Services: NS Environment and Labour websnapr

NS Government, conciliation services
>30 days ago by ribbity, 1 User, more info save
http://www.internetrugs.com/blog/a-few-common-misconceptions-about-new-oriental-rugs/

A Few Common Misconceptions About New Oriental Rugs websnapr

Oriental rug expert Emmett Eiland dispels some common misconceptions about new oriental rugs and carpets.
>30 days ago by rugslinger, 1 User, more info save
http://www.avocado.org.au/industry/events.asp

Australian Avocados websnapr

AVOCADO R&D ROAD SHOW 2007
>30 days ago by nickchg, 1 User, more info save
http://www.fspinvest.co.uk/free-e-letters/fleet-street-daily/articles/labour-default-10-million-debt-00033.html

Labour To Default On £10 Million Debt websnapr

It’s 2005. Tony Blair is about to fight his second general election as prime minister. To pay for the campaign, Labour secretly borrows millions of pounds from some kind-hearted businessmen.
>30 days ago by fspinvest, 1 User, more info save
http://www.hum-coolie.com/ganesh-the-coolie.htm

Ganesh, the Coolie websnapr

Humanitarian Movement Against Child Oppression amp Others Living in Exploitation, Hum Coolie - a non profit association
>30 days ago by killian4omal, 1 User, more info save
http://crazy-age-jeans-shop.com/2008/07/01/primark-gets-a-conscience/

Primark gets a conscience websnapr

In a recent BBC Panorama snoop into the sweat shops and child labour in India, Primark were publicly named as a stockist of child labour products.
24 days ago by goofrank, 1 User, more info save