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Labor

Charcoal Oven

Cedar City, Utah

Old Irontown

Irontown was founded in 1868, as a second attempt to mine iron from the nearby Iron Mountain.

William Davis grave site

Scotchtown, Nova Scotia

William Davis Grave

A miner’s death at the hands of strikebreaking company police sparks a labor movement that continues to the present day.

Eight Hour Day Monument

Melbourne, Australia

Eight-Hour-Day Monument

Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.

Dolores Cacuango, shown here in 1969, is known as "Mama Dolores" or "Mama Warrior," and her name rings out during protests in Ecuador today, 50 years after her death.

In the Footsteps of Ecuador's 'Mama Warrior'

How the country's Indigenous communities are keeping the memory of activist Dolores Cacuango alive.

Kimberley Brown March 31, 2022

Exporting hair and, later, producing wigs helped turn South Korea into an economic powerhouse. Wig making was considered women's work, and it laid the foundation for the rise of women's labor unions in the country.

How Women—and Their Hair—Transformed South Korea

Newly fashionable in the 1960s, wigs brought millions of dollars into the war-ravaged country.

Wendy Wei March 30, 2022

A fresh batch of sesame bagels are removed from the oven at H&H Bagels in New York.

Meet the Indispensable Bagel Rollers of NYC

A machine still can't provide a schmear experience up to New York standards.

Emily Wilson June 10, 2021

Agricultural workers have been classified as "essential," but most labor for extremely low wages.

Celebrate the Farm Workers Behind Your Favorite Thanksgiving Sides

Organizers are using mesmerizing video clips of harvests to advocate for better protections and pay.

Reina Gattuso November 25, 2020

Caretaker Mike Barrington waits as the boat circles around to collect him. It can be difficult to navigate around the platform legs.

Meet the Caretakers of Sealand, the World's Most Stubborn Micronation

Maintaining an aging offshore platform is no easy task.

Dylan Taylor-Lehman June 25, 2020

Juna Dhobi Ghat in Karachi, Pakistan.

The Hidden Lives of Laundry Workers in Pakistan's Biggest City

Karachi once depended on its dhobi ghat. Now the neighborhood is struggling to survive.

Aysha Imtiaz March 17, 2020

Laborers cluster around an accident at the quarry.

In Sydney, Intricate New Models Depict Australia’s Brutal Colonial Era

A redesigned museum hopes to grapple with the thorny legacy of the “convict period.”

Sabrina Imbler February 7, 2020

Peterloo Memorial.

Manchester, England

Peterloo Memorial

The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.

The Gardener

London, England

The Gardener Statue

A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.

The kiva at Chaco Canyon was the site of political meetings and spiritual gatherings.

native americans

Ancient Fingerprints Help Unravel Just Who Was Making Pots at Chaco Canyon

New research shows it wasn't as gendered as once thought.

Jonathan Carey June 5, 2019

Preston, England

Preston Martyrs Memorial

A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.

Corn Knives

Early American settlers invented new tools to harvest a new crop.

Women returning from the oyster parcs.

How Oysters Kept a King Satisfied and Women in Charge

In Cancale, the seasonal absence of men meant women ran the show.

Leigh Chavez-Bush October 26, 2018

Clean-shaven Parisian waiters.

The Great French Mustache Strike of 1907

Parisian waiters had to fight for the right to manly whiskers.

Matthew Taub October 5, 2018

Reykjavik, Iceland

Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.