Michael Luo
Sinosphere post @r_bernstein cited confirmed parts of @SarahMaslinNir's reporting, including ethnic caste system.http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/q-and-a-luo-yufeng-a-k-a-sister-feng-on-life-as-a-manicurist-in-new-york/ …
Re:@R_Bernstein in @nybooks challenging NYT's Unvarnished. Here's ad: $10/day 4 apprentice. http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2015/jul/25/nail-salons-new-york-times-got-wrong/ …pic.twitter.com/uSiRXxiC2g
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Media who followed Unvarnished had similar findings, like
@ThisIsFusion piece, in which worker paid by commission.http://fusion.net/story/132309/nail-salon-expose-my-manicurist-hadnt-heard-about-it-and-yours-probably-wont-either/#.lwnxkt:EOto … -
@michaelluo@ThisIsFusion Where in the article does it say the workers def get <minimum wage? Commission+tips+wage=above min wage -
@Sandycci@ThisIsFusion he's only paid a commission. That's illegal. He also says he's not paid a minimum wage.
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@r_bernstein@nybooks...reason@SarahMaslinNir confirmed w/ workers themselves was to make sure it was not a typo and a real wage. -
More confusion by
@r_bernstein: he cites Dept of State inspections of his salon.@SarahMaslinNir was citing Dept of Labor. We FOILed data. - View other replies
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@michaelluo@SarahMaslinNir It's pure haterade. I highly doubt he's privy to conversations between wage slaves and exploitative bosses.
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Follow to
@SarahMaslinNir's Unvarnished, in which reporter went undercover, worked unpaid for 2 wks, paid $50 fee.http://animalnewyork.com/2015/i-went-undercover-as-a-nail-salon-worker-in-nyc/ … - Show more
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@michaelluo@r_bernstein@nybooks@wendo20 One ad=rife? Still seems like a typo. Assuming real wage, why advertise it? - View other replies
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@vpostrel@R_Bernstein@nybooks@Wendo20 there are others. that's the one i happened to have on my computer. - Show more
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@michaelluo@SarahMaslinNir@R_Bernstein@nybooks The word apprentice wasn't used in the $10/day paragraph; it was manicurist. -
@michaelluo@R_Bernstein@nybooks Ads in Chinese - too small to read with one circled and the only readable number is $75? This is evidence? -
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So she picked the lowest-wage ad she could find and didn't mention it was apprenticeship?
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@michaelluo@R_Bernstein@nybooks Journalism rife with exploited labor; offer $600/week after housing expenses. http://www.nytimes-internship.com/
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