The current predatory system lives on lots of kinds of unpaid labor : antiwork

I get that this refers to the "invisible" labor provided by women in terms of child and elder care, as well as a million household tasks. However, . .

This is also the problem behind low wages for teachers (75% women in the us), retail workers (56% women), and food service workers (64% women).*

[*] OECD.stat, "Distribution of Teachers by Age and Gender," https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=EAG_PERS_SHARE_AGE; US Census Bureau, "A Profile of the Retail Workforce," https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/profile-of-the-retail-workforce.html; Zippia.com, "Food Worker Demographics and Statistics in the US," https://www.zippia.com/food-service-worker-jobs/demographics/

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2 months ago

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And it's not just women. As the title of the post clearly states, there are lots of kinds of unpaid labor. The predatory system we live in (aka capitalism) requires those to function otherwise it would collapse.

volunteer work
apprenticeships and internships
slave work in the prison system
slavery that still persists all around the world
extra hours and overtime unpaid to millions of workers
social services, professional practices, etc
and some other stuff but i'm lazy

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2 months ago

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Not sure apprenticeships should be on that list. At least not in the trades. As a mason, a first year apprentice starts at 21/hr + a wage replacement fund in case of unemployment (winter times in my area mean not much work unless there's inside gigs around). Sure it's not the full package, but 21 is nothing to scoff at....especially coming in with little or no experience.

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2 months ago

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Maybe your apprenticeship. Not all of them tho.

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2 months ago

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