Worker Stories

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When last have you had someone speak for you or tell your story? It can be entertaining or flattering at the best or inaccurate and even insulting at worst. Workerstories.org decided to collect the stories of those often spoken for, in their own words, through creative literature. What more unbeatable way to embody experiences than through those experiencing them. Projects like these remind us how no one should be reduced to their circumstance, and that our modern-day Einstein or Steve Jobs could be hiding in plain sight... or more specifically, your lounge or local fast food joint.

20 Jul 2017 English South Africa Society & Culture · Health & Fitness Mbali Njomane and Tuliza Sindi

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