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Game Changer for Workforce Development

by Adrian Haro, on December 12, 2023 at 12:28 PM
As the gig economy continues to grow, we’re at a critical moment for supporting workers who want and need flexibility in their work because all the other aspects in their lives demands it, whether...
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Topics: Learning Hub

Congratulations to the 2023 Innovation Fund Fellows (Part 2)

by Jeshua John, on December 7, 2023 at 7:43 AM
As we prepare to announce this year’s Innovation Fund winners, we want to remind you about this talented pool of fellows.
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Topics: Learning Hub

Congratulations to the 2023 Innovation Fund Fellows (Part 1)

by Jeshua John, on December 5, 2023 at 8:29 AM
As we prepare to announce this year’s Innovation Fund winners, we want to remind you about this talented pool of fellows.
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Topics: Learning Hub

Innovator Profile: Milk With Dignity

by Jeshua John, on November 27, 2023 at 7:53 AM
Milk with Dignity ensures compliance by dairy farms with a worker-developed code of conduct that sets standards for wages, scheduling, health and safety, housing, as well as protections around the...
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Topics: Design Sprint| Learning Hub

Innovator Profile: ¡Reclamo!

by Jeshua John, on October 23, 2023 at 7:41 AM
This essential innovation is putting power into the hands of workers to fight wage theft, which is estimated to cost workers in the U.S. $50 billion annually.
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Topics: Design Sprint| Learning Hub

Innovator Profile: FreeWorld

by Jeshua John, on September 21, 2023 at 12:29 PM
FreeWorld is a nonprofit that trains and places returning citizens into living-wage careers in the trucking industry. We’re proud to feature this partner and its leader, Jason Wang, who founded...
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Topics: Design Sprint| Learning Hub

Update: Latest From Our Gig Worker Learning Project

by Adrian Haro, on September 12, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Last year, The Workers Lab and the Aspen Institute’s Future of Work Initiative, alongside our partners at the Center for Cultural Innovation, launched the Gig Worker Learning Project - an effort to...
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Topics: Learning Hub

Our new Fast Company op-ed: We need a blueprint for good gig work

by Eddy Morales, on September 8, 2023 at 8:44 AM
This Labor Day, TWL’s Adrian Haro, alongside Xavier de Souza Briggs of Brookings and Shelly Steward of the Aspen Institute, laid out the need for a blueprint for good gig work. {% module_block...
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Topics: In The News

What our 2023 Innovation Fund Fellows are Learning

by Jeshua John, on August 31, 2023 at 11:05 AM
The Workers Lab is in the middle of our 2023 Innovation Fund Fellowship and we wanted to share what our fellows are learning.
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Topics: The Innovation Fund

We want you to know about our amazing past innovators

by Jeshua John, on August 15, 2023 at 9:28 AM
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Topics: The Innovation Fund

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