Welcome to Green Social Thought’s collection of labor and economics articles. Take a deep dive into green economics and labor perspectives. As advocates for environmental responsibility and social justice, we bring you insights into a transformative economic approach that challenges the status quo, particularly degrowth and union and worker rights.
In a world grappling with the consequences of excessive consumption and environmental degradation, degrowth stands as a bold alternative. Our articles explore the the green vision of reshaping our economic landscape, with a particular focus on scaling down unnecessary and detrimental aspects, such as military expenditures and empowering workers through unionization.
Explore the economic implications of embracing degrowth policies, from redefining prosperity to creating resilient and inclusive communities. Exploration of economic alternatives that prioritize people and the planet.
The workers’ demands include higher wages, halting privatisation of state-run companies, withdrawal of new labour laws and filling vacancies in the government sector. The farmers’ groups also want the government to increase the minimum purchase price for crops such as wheat and rice.Journalists in the eastern city of Kolkata reported protestors walking in a rally at a local railway station, some shouting slogans against the government and burning an effigy of Mr Modi.
Since its 1804 revolution, Haiti has been punished for its freedom – crippled with debt, coups, and foreign meddling – but we must never forget that it was the first successful anti-imperialist revolution.
Article discusses the history and development of the KMU Labor Center of the Philippines, which this author has been researching for almost 40 years, and his recent participation in the KMU’s 13 National Congress in late June (2025).
Cairo, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) The Egyptian website, the Hispano-Arab League, criticized the United States’ campaign against Cuba, including attacks on Cuba’s medical cooperation with other nations.
There is much to be explored behind the much touted “intelligence” of these machines. Behind the illusion of “intelligence” are thousands of human laborers: labeling data, moderating toxic content, or training models for cents per hour. Workers in Kenya, for example, were paid less than $2/hour to label graphic and traumatic content for OpenAI’s safety filters. These workers are sometimes called the “ghost workers” of AI, because their contributions are invisible in the final product. This hidden labor force is largely outsourced to developing countries or engaged as gig workers with few protections. This on-demand invisible workforce has become a new global underclass: workers have no job security, perform mind-numbingly repetitive tasks, and are subject to constant algorithmic surveillance and rating. They effectively function as humans acting like machines to make the machines seem smarter. The marvel of AI seems to be assembled on the backs of real human labor rendered invisible and stolen works of artists and writers.
