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Beth Shulman dies at 60; labor lawyer fought for low-wage workers

By Elaine Woo

Beth Shulman, a Washington, D.C., labor lawyer and author who championed the rights and welfare of low-wage earners, died Feb. 5 at...

Workers struggle to save Haiti history buried in rubble of tax office

By Scott Kraft

Ulrick Mentor left his desk at the Haitian tax office a few minutes early on a Tuesday evening three weeks ago for an appointment. The...

Ethiopian air crash shines light on lives of migrant workers

By Alexandra Sandels and Borzou Daragahi

The woman from the small Ethiopian village of Nazareth was never content to toil in the shadows as a maid or nanny, one of the thousands...

What Obama's speech means for policymakers

By Peter Nicholas

In his State of the Union speech, President Obama spooled out a long list of proposals to lift the economy, create jobs and carry out his...

A modern tale of meatpacking and immigrants

By Kate Linthicum

Hawa Farah was living in Minneapolis three years ago making $8 an hour at a bakery when her fiance, Hussein Hussein, got a call about good...