#Workers

Amnesty International Malaysia

AmnestyMy

1/ THREAD: THE CASE OF ADELINA LISAO. In 2018, Indonesian domestic worker Adelina Lisao died from multiple organ failure shortly after rescue from her employer's home in Penang. 3 days

Alex Berenson

AlexBerenson

1/ This is fiction. In the most basic sense: it compares a made-up and unverifiable estimate of what might have happened if lockdowns had not occurred with actual death counts

Chris Megerian

ChrisMegerian

President Trump is in Allentown, Pa., kicking off what the White House calls "victory remarks to American workers." "He wants to go wind," the president says about Joe Biden. Trump

Seamus Coffey

seamuscoffey

Hmm. If a tax is based on, or added to, the retail price it doesn't necessarily mean the burden is on households. And, tax on industry may be passed on

NYC Votes

NYCVotes

Election Day is just 50 days away! This fall, you can either:1) Vote early in-person (10/24-11/1)2) Vote by mail (http://nycabsentee.com )3) Vote on Election Day (11/3)Here’s what you need to know

Xeni “4 Seasons Total Landscaping” Jardin

xeni

I live in the high desert of SW Utah. 4 months ago when quarantine began, started ordering everything online, no stores. Gonna be 106° today. 6 weeks ago, as it

Séan Matheiken

bloodysurgeon

WEAR A MASK 1/5I am appalled at the drift in Covid-19 news today. We cannot “reopen” without safety. Safety means one of two things. Either maintain safe distance separation. If

Tᴏɴᴇᴘᴀɪɴᴛᴇʀ

tonepainter

Just to think...we had a choice between the failed businessman/reality TV star on the left and the woman on the right, whom @BarackObama correctly described as the best prepared candidate

Anna Mouser

annacmouser

Hungry for your next hit of 'hope'? Promising early results on a CoVid19 vaccine. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/09/covid-19-vaccine-candidate-effective-pfizer-biontech?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherWhat does this mean in practi

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Writing in @ProSyn, @MazzucatoM warns us of a looming wave of "climate lockdowns" - harsh limits on our normal activities triggered by runaway effects of the neglected climate emergency:https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary

kcpolice

kcpolice

Last Friday, this happened: Then this selfless woman's story started spreading on our Facebook page after we shared it on Monday. And hundreds of people came out wanting to help

Ryan Wareham

RyanWareham1

I've been doing some thinking about the future of work recently given the shift to remote during the COVID period.My hypothesis current hypothesis is - 30%-50% of all office workers

Nanami's [E]gg @

NanamisEgg

I was fired from my job today. I've been wearing a George Floyd pin on my uniform ever since I started back at work on June 22, and my boss

jay ⚾️ #yankeesonly

jaydestro

I once had COBRA that cost 700 a month and ate most of the money i had in savings - imagine thinking that this was an option.this is almost as

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

A few thoughts on these interpretations, that appear to suggest (with caveats) that schools in England haven't necessarily contributed much to transmission. The evidence presented here does not necessarily support

Chris Herd

chris_herd

Back to the office, hybrid or fully remote?I spoke to 1,000+ companies over the last 6 months to find out more about their plansThis is what I learned[ a thread