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Labor-Starved Pear Farmers Buckle Under Bumper Crop

Some of this season's Comice pear harvest is rotting in Pacific Northwest orchards because there aren't enough workers to pick it. Deena Prichep/for NPR hide caption

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Labor-Starved Pear Farmers Buckle Under Bumper Crop

October 7, 2013 • The majority of the nation's pears grow in the Pacific Northwest, and this year's harvest is predicted to be one of the largest in history. But farmers are facing a shortfall that's been plaguing many agricultural industries: not enough workers to pick the fruit.

Labor-Starved Pear Farmers Buckle Under Bumper Crop

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Samsung Under Fire For Alleged Brazil Labor Violations

A man holds up a Samsung S4 smartphone against a video screen. Samsung is accused of labor violations in Brazil, home to its largest manufacturing operation. Dado Ruvic/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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Samsung Under Fire For Alleged Brazil Labor Violations

August 20, 2013 • The company's troubles in Brazil mirror allegations it faces in China. They also are similar allegations of labor violations against Apple in China.

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After Immigration Bust, Herb Grower Tries A New Path

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August 7, 2013 • One of the nation's largest herb producers once relied heavily on undocumented labor, but has learned some hard lessons since an immigration crackdown. He says transitioning to a legal workforce was well worth it, but that navigating a cumbersome foreign worker program has been challenging.

After Immigration Bust, Herb Grower Tries A New Path

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Companies On The Move Look For Healthy Workers

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Companies On The Move Look For Healthy Workers

April 10, 2013 • Penny-pinching CEOs are relocating businesses to places with fitter workers and lower health costs. Colorado, where adult obesity rates are low, is playing up its health advantage as it tries to lure companies to move.

Nestle To Investigate Child Labor On Its Cocoa Farms

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Nestle To Investigate Child Labor On Its Cocoa Farms

November 29, 2011 • Nestle, the world' largest food company, has hired an organization that specializes in accountability to investigate and document child labor on the cocoa farms that supply its chocolate in Côte d'Ivoire.

Shining A Light On The Hidden Hardships Of Tomato Pickers

A protester outside a Trader Joe's in Washington, D.C. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, which organized the protest, says Trader Joe's has refused to meet standards set by leaders of the fast-food and foodservice industries for a more humane tomato supply chain. Claudia Saenz/Student/Farmworker Alliance hide caption

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Shining A Light On The Hidden Hardships Of Tomato Pickers

September 22, 2011 • This summer, fair food activists demanded that Trader Joe's sign an agreement to pay tomato pickers higher wages. The social cost of industrial agriculture is rarely discussed even as American consumers grow increasingly discontented with how food is produced.

Reid Blames House, Delta For FAA Shutdown

Construction equipment sits idle in front of the half-completed new control tower at Oakland International Airport. Thousands of construction workers on aviation projects have stopped work, as a standoff over funding of the FAA continues. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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