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JKCalhoun
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China's 200M gig workers are a warning for the wor...
Thinking lately how it mirrors "piece work" that, I think, countries like Japan used to have (still have?).
stevenwoo
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From this podcast - all clothing that is mass produced is still made this way - even in the USA.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/11/1255526971/garment-workers-cl...
analog31
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Piece work was one of the driving forces behind labor union movements.
pessimizer
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"Piece work" is an English phrase because it was common in the UK and America.
JKCalhoun
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I'm reacting to having seen it in "The Twilight Samurai" and perhaps other Japanese films depicting that era.
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