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To catch a chicken
Marketplace All-in-One
English - March 03, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsBusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: People, at scale
When chicken catcher Jimmy Nicks’ job was subcontracted, virtually overnight, he started doing the same job for a new boss — only without the pay, protections and benefits he’d come to rely on. This episode looks at the subcontracting system that makes worker pay and safety someone else’s responsibility.
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