How a violent 1800s uprising against machines could foreshadow our future with AI

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AI's impact on the workforce may be not unlike the Industrial Revolution.

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How people escape modern-day slavery in Pakistan

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Millions of people in Pakistan are trapped at brick kilns paying off debts that mysteriously keep growing. We followed one family's journey out.

Feds open investigation into major American chicken companies over use of child labor

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A Tyson Foods truck parked at a food warehouse in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to stop hiring children after a 16-year-old died on the job

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A Wisconsin sawmill operator has agreed to stop hiring people under the age of 18 following a teenager's death on the job.

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Chipotle is paying $322,400 to settle allegations its DC locations let minors work more than 48 hours a week

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Chipotle denies allegations that it violated child labor laws in Washington, D.C., surrounding the number of hours minors are allowed to work.

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