Movies: Working conditions

When it comes to odd jobs, Paul F. Tompkins has experienced them all, stand-up comedian included. In this extended and uncensored stand-up special, Paul (supported by his impressive mustache) takes us on a hilarious tour of his varied career. Relive ...

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After two months of a hard-fought strike, accompanied by a day-and-night occupation of the premises, Jeune Afrique's workers were the victims of a court order authorizing their CEO, Bechir Ben Yahmed, to have them removed by the police. If they resis...

Áurea and Vander, maids all his life, reflect on the new law regulating the profession....

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Documentary about the Radium Dial Company and the aftereffects experienced by its workers from repeated exposure to radioactive paint....

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A documentary about the dockworkers in Gothenburg, and the future of the shipping industry in the city....

Alice gets by working as a substitute at preschools. One morning she's called to a new preschool where she, as usual, is put to work without a proper introduction. Her day takes a turn when Alice finds herself alone in a confrontation with a parent....

In the heyday of the jute industry, millions of people in Bengal made their living doing this laborious work, which has hardly changed since the industrial revolution. The 100-year-old machinery has been endlessly repaired. State aid kept this sustai...