Critique of John Clarke’s Article on the Superexploitation of Migrant Workers in the United States: Zero Connection with the Regular Exploitation and Oppression of Workers by Employers

Introduction John Clarke, a former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), wrote the following on his Facebook page on August 21: John Clarke · The term 'temporary foreign worker' is very much in the eye of the exploiter. It also expresses the essential features of a profoundly unjust and unequal world … Continue reading Critique of John Clarke’s Article on the Superexploitation of Migrant Workers in the United States: Zero Connection with the Regular Exploitation and Oppression of Workers by Employers →

Pointing Out the Superexploitation of Workers Still Requires Connections to the Regular and Unacknowledged Exploitation of Workers

I was surprised to see the following recent Facebook post by John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), without any comments: The brand name companies profit from exploitation and brutality but contract out the messy details to local enforcers. From The Guardian. Leading fashion brands including Barbour and PVH, which … Continue reading Pointing Out the Superexploitation of Workers Still Requires Connections to the Regular and Unacknowledged Exploitation of Workers →

Amazon’s Exploitation and Super-exploitation of Workers: Both are Exploitation

John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition of Poverty, posted the following on Facebook yesterday: John Clarke "Amazon’s use of ‘seasonal’ work is a strategy to save on labour costs and deny workers their rightful benefits and security. The white badge system is a cleverly disguised mechanism of worker exploitation, masquerading under the … Continue reading Amazon’s Exploitation and Super-exploitation of Workers: Both are Exploitation →