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Programmers leaving office buildings are now en masse "entering factories."

Some Chinese programmers are retraining for factory automation jobs as layoffs and AI reshape their industry. The report follows their training and job searches, examining pay, working conditions and the pressures of frequent business trips. Manufacturing offers new opportunities, but the transitio…

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27 Oct 2026
Analysis

Programmers leaving office buildings are now en masse "entering factories."

Some Chinese programmers are retraining for factory automation jobs as layoffs and AI reshape their industry. The report follows their training and job searches, examining pay, working conditions and the pressures of frequent business trips. Manufacturing offers new opportunities, but the transitio…

Author: 极昼story Source: search.laborinfocn2.com
极昼story China IT Manufacturing
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23 Oct 2026
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The historic strike wave that swept India

Between February and June 2026, Zaen Alkazi documented 275 strikes across at least ten Indian states. Workers demanded a monthly minimum wage of Rs 20,000, an eight-hour day and double pay for overtime. His report follows how the strikes spread, the gains they won and the struggle to defend them.

Author: Zaen Alkazi Source: archive.is
Zaen Alkazi India Manufacturing Strikes
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23 Oct 2026
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Twelve minutes per patient: doctors on the medical assembly line

Short appointments, paperwork and staff shortages push doctors in Russia’s public clinics to work faster and longer. Healthcare union co-chair Andrey Konoval explains how work-to-rule action won time standards — and why protected working time still matters.

Author: Andrey Konoval Source: gli-rp.org
Andrey Konoval Russia Healthcare Occupational health and safety
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20 Oct 2026
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Variegated informalities in the globalization of platform work

Abstract The globalization of platform work has had variegated effects on working conditions. However, the dichotomy between formal employment and informal economic activities still dominates academic research and policymaking. This division reiterates a colonial matrix of thought by taking the fo…

Author: Tim Christiaens, Denise Kasparian, Suci Lestari Yuana, Gianluca Iazzolino, Juli… Source: journals.sagepub.com
Denise Kasparian Gianluca Iazzolino Julia Cófreces Martijn Arets
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10 Oct 2026
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Food, Fares and Tea: The Hidden Cost of Working in Egypt

At nine each morning, Mohamed Ghaith begins his shift at an Egyptian news website. His working week is supposed to comprise five eight-hour days, for a monthly salary of EGP 7,000. On paper, he should leave at five in the afternoon. In practice, the working day is less predictable. The pressure of…

Author: Ibrahim Elhady Issa Source: zawia3.com
Ibrahim Elhady Issa Egypt Wages and inequality Working Conditions
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29 Sep 2026
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A Monthly Salary of Over 10,000, Yet No One Is Applying? Factories Face a Labor Shortage—Why Are Young People Reluctant to Take These Jobs?

Factory job postings may advertise “monthly earnings over 10,000,” but actual income is often made up of a base salary, perfect attendance bonus, overtime pay, and various allowances. Job seekers are more concerned about actual working hours, how overtime pay is calculated, and whether their income…

Source: search.laborinfocn2.com
China Labor Market Working Conditions
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