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ADA Model for Whole World; Indigenous Rights Violations in Borneo; Gig Economy Makes Voters Disposable
The Americans With Disabilities Act Is a Model for the World – Literally. In an approach drawn directly from US disability law, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities treaty prohibits disability discrimination and mandates the provision of reasonable accommodation that doesn’t impose an undue burden. However, the US Senate could not garner enough votes to ratify the international treaty in 2012.
New Film Documents Indigenous Rights Violations in Malaysian Borneo. The Sungai Asap village was promised a better life: better schools and housing, access to health care and adequate farmland. They believed that by agreeing to resettlement they could integrate into the rapidly developing Malaysian economy. More than 15 years later these families are still struggling to make a living.
How Uber and the Gig Economy Are Making Voters as Disposable as Temp Workers. An early PR fight between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush over on-demand service companies such as Uber reveals campaign strategies focused on anxious workers who are struggling against their economic and electoral disposability in the new gig economy.
