#labor-exploitation

#labor-exploitation

Dominique McDougal and Carro Sharkey's three-part performance, 'Did4luv'-a tragicomic dance solo performed by each of the dancers, alternating every night-debuted this month at the dual 30th anniversary of Sophiensaele's inauguration as a theater and its renowned dance festival, Tanztage. This year's Tanztage invites its audience to consider the (im)material conditions of artistic production: the body and self as sources for capitalist exchange, the extractive nature of our systems of work and its resulting consequences for marginalized bodies.

Born in San Francisco as John Griffith Chaney on January 12, 1876, Jack London lived a life even more dramatic than those portrayed in many of his novels. His biological father never acknowledged paternity, shunning his mother while she was still pregnant. She would later marry Civil War veteran John London, who took him in as his stepson and gave him his surname. London grew up in severe financial hardship.

Abang Sharon arrived in Lebanon on April 24 last year, having travelled there from Cameroon. The 21-year-old had a goal in Lebanon to work and earn money so she could support her family back home. An agency organized everything for her to get to Lebanon but later on, in a video published by a migrant rights organization in early December, Sharon talks about how she was working "in a toxic family." No wages, no secure contract, no protection and always this feeling that nobody can really help her.

They are underpaid and haven't seen a raise in many years. This is the predicament facing many workers in the service industry, even though they play a critical key role in the contemporary capitalist economy. Gig and service-sector workers are indeed among the most overexploited segments of the working class - struggling with low pay, lack of legal protection, and insecure employment.

The story of the diamond industry is one of monopolies, marketing and monthly salaries. For decades, men in many countries were expected to spend two or even three months' salary on a diamond engagement ring. This notion and the iconic status of this gem did not come about by accident. The story goes back to 1870, when an Oxford University dropout named Cecil Rhodes set off to try his luck in the Cape Colony modern-day South Africa, then a key British domain.

While the rich have long enjoyed luxury cars, mansions and yachts, their newest luxury vehicle is the spaceship. Musk has the most useful rockets as his SpaceX vessels can put satellites into orbit and reach the International Space Station. While they do make some innovations, they are more of an evolution of existing rockets rather than a revolution in space travel. Virgin Galactic has a spaceplane, which can be likened to a passenger version of the old X-15.

Concentration camps are sites of tempting slave labor. Among many other aims, the Soviets used concentration camp labor to build canals and work mines.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's proposal for 'Burgergeld' emphasizes that work must be rewarded adequately, yet statistics reveal a concerning rise in those relying on state benefits.

Sharanjeet Kaur faced severe labor exploitation and harassment while working for €200 a week with minimal breaks, leading to her receiving a compensation award after the case.