A person’s labor is deeply intertwined with their economic status, quality of life and access to basic resources like food and clothing. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Labor” feature reporting that covers the rights of workers, efforts to organize labor unions and worker advocacy groups, modern slavery, and other forms of worker exploitation. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on labor.
Bolivia allows children as young as 10 to work under a controversial 2014 law. The law, unique in the world, is aimed at protecting and empowering child workers. Critics question whether it works.
Swades Foundation is working to break nonprofit community development efforts out of their silos in India.
What is it like to report on children from the Yi ethnic group left behind in a remote corner of China while their parents seek work over 1,000 miles away?
Lassi Tamang represents a new wave of talent for a troubled industry as first woman factory manager at the Jungpana Tea Estate .
A simple tweak to land titles recognizes women as property owners, empowering them to build livelihoods and assets.
The political front is stalemated, and the occupation grinds on—but some Palestinians are creating their own facts on the ground.
It is hard to fathom that the little British town of Barrow-in-Furness, population 69,087, is the central node in the production of a nuclear arsenal capable of wiping out civilisation.
As the kingdom experiences momentous change, women are keenly aware that the weight of history is on their shoulders.
The village of Lazarat, Albania, used to be notorious for its lucrative, but illegal marijuana business. Now that the government has cracked down on it, villagers struggle to make a living.
In Qatar and other Gulf countries, mostly low skilled migrant women pay the price for the crime of zina, which criminalizes unmarried sex and pregnancy out of wedlock.
Erin McGoff is producing a full-length documentary about the resilience of the Lao people who work to clear 80 million unexploded ordnance from the U.S. Secret War in Laos.
The feminization of agriculture could mean healthier soil and forests, organic produce for urban markets, higher incomes for rural families.
Sixth grade students at Washington International School spent a day with Paul Salopek, exploring the first year of his Out of Eden walking route.
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting on China's influence along the Mekong and in the soft power it exercises in countries such as Burma.
Join us for a week of events at FotoWeekDC featuring photography focusing on the human cost behind our global goods.
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting on Brazil's "Brain Gain," and the role of young tech-savvy entrepreneurs in Egypt's troubled economy.
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting about the harsh reality of the shrimp industry.
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Afghanistan to Haiti.
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting on Brazilian health care and unrest in Turkey.
Mellissa Fung fords rivers, encounters storms, fights mud and choppy waters to reach the indigenous Ngobe village of Nueva Lucha.
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Russia to Panama.
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from China to Nicaragua.
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Japan to South Sudan.
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting on the military coup in Mali's capital, Bamako and the feature on the families of China's migrant factory workers.
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