For centuries, historians and scientists mostly agreed that when early human groups sought food, men hunted and women gathered. However, a 9,000-year-old female hunter burial in the Andes Mountains of South America reveals ...
Archaeology
Nov 4, 2020
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It stands to reason that better-run companies attract and retain better workers, but what are the actual practices that make a business run better?
Economics & Business
Oct 18, 2021
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You're about to make a sandwich with canned albacore tuna today, and thinking that it's all a good thing—nutritionists talk about the health benefits of eating more seafood, after all. One thing you probably didn't think ...
Environment
Oct 12, 2018
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(AP)—Samsung Electronics Co. says its audit of Chinese suppliers found illegal labor practices such as excessive overtime.
Business
Nov 26, 2012
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(AP) -- Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group said Saturday that it has raised wages by up to 25 percent in the second major salary hike in less than two years, as the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer comes ...
Business
Feb 18, 2012
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No one wants to knowingly buy products made with child labor or that harm the environment.
Social Sciences
Jan 4, 2016
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The existence of harsh labor conditions in factories around the world is a pressing moral issue. But to improve those conditions, we should regard it as a logistical issue, too.
Economics & Business
Oct 14, 2009
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Archaeological excavation has, historically, operated in a very hierarchical structure, according to archaeologist Allison Mickel. The history of the enterprise is deeply entangled with Western colonial and imperial pursuits, ...
Archaeology
Apr 22, 2019
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Recent research finds the internet is giving both employers and job seekers access to more information, but has not made the hiring process more meritocratic. Instead, lower-wage jobs have become "black holes," with intense ...
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2019
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(AP) -- Apple said Monday that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started inspecting the working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled.
Business
Feb 13, 2012
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