In the sea of millions of migrant workers who end up slaves or in forced labor, a pilot project has empowered Nepalese women working in Jordan’s garment industry to make a better deal. I spoke to the International Labor Organization’s Phillip Fishman about how the project works—and whether it can be scaled up.
I, then, talk to the co-authors of a study looking at how companies are using the majority of profits to buy back shares, a gambit that goes back to the time before the Republican tax cuts which are going, as well, largely to buy back shares–which is great news for CEOs who get rich but not so much for workers.
Our Robber Baron is the CEO of Lowe’s, a company buying back shares with money that could, if used for workers’ wages, give a pay hike of almost $20,000 to each worker.