List of Labor Policy articles
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A farmer transports cotton sacks at a cotton factory in Shihezi in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Xinjiang’s New Slavery
Coerced Uighur labor touches almost every part of the supply chain.
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British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn Is Caught in Labour’s Immigration Wars
Voters want to close borders. Activists want to open them.
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Thousands of demonstrators in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba protest against rising housing prices and social inequality on Aug. 13, 2011. Israeli Voters Don’t Care About the Economy. They Should.
Despite high inequality, lagging productivity, and serious long-term challenges, the current election campaign has barely mentioned economic policy.
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A Muslim woman passes a shop October 10, 2001 in Berlin's heavily-Muslim Neukoelln district. Women With Headscarves Need Not Apply in Germany
Germans welcomed an unprecedented number of Middle Easterners into their country—but not always into their workplaces.
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Policemen and residents demonstrate in the office of the main policy labor union in Tunis, Tunisia on Oct. 28, 2013. Tunisia’s Authoritarians Learn to Love Liberalism
Police unions are using their country’s newfound freedoms to protect themselves—and attack freedom fighters.
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Indian students protest joblessness during a hunger strike in Kolkata on March 23. India Is Trapping Its Young People
There aren’t enough jobs to go around, but as the ongoing election has made clear, neither party is ready to tackle the problem.
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Eiko Ojala illustration for Foreign Policy The Manufacturer’s Dilemma
To secure itself, the West needs to figure out where all its gadgets are coming from. Here’s why that’s so difficult.
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A prostitute waits for clients behind her window in the red light district of Amsterdam on Dec. 8, 2008. It’s Legal to Sell Sex in Amsterdam, But Don’t Expect the Same Rights As Other Workers.
The famously permissive Dutch city is cracking down on prostitution, relocating sex workers, and discriminating against those employed in the industry.
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Angirekula Sreekanth poses for a photograph with a copy of his U.S. visa and those of his relatives at the Chilkur Balaji Temple in Rangareddy district, near Hyderabad, on April 29, 2017. A New U.S. Immigration Law Would Hurt Iranians the Most
H.R. 392 will help skilled immigrants from India jump the green-card queue—at the expense of everyone else.
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LONDON - JULY 18: In this photo illustration a pregnant woman is seen stood at the office work station on July 18, 2005 in London, England. Under plans to revise paid maternity leave, an exteneded period of six to nine months will be offered for maternity leave from 2007. (Photo illustration by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) Immigrant Labor or Working Mothers?
Countries facing labor shortages tend to focus on one or the other—but it doesn’t have to be a choice.
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(Illustration by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images) The Real Payoff From Artificial Intelligence Is Still a Decade Off
The robot revolution hasn't started yet.
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John Tomac illustration for Foreign Policy Closing the Factory Doors
For two centuries, countries have used low-wage labor to climb out of poverty. What will happen when robots take those jobs?
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John Tomac illustration for Foreign Policy Protect Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
Robots can actually create jobs — if countries get their trade policies right.
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John Tomac illustration for Foreign Policy The Hidden Benefits of Uber
Gig work offers a leg up in the developing world.
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Wheelwrights at Work, circa 1890. (Photo by Past Pix/SSPL/Getty Images) There’s No Such Thing as a Stable Career
Job insecurity has always been a fact of life. Just ask chimney sweeps, lectors, and telephone operators.
