"Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America" by Eyal Press. My rating: 5 out of 5 stars. Published in 2021.

Book description: This book is about the work that society considers essential but morally compromised. Drone pilots who carry out targeted assassinations. Undocumented immigrants who man the “kill floors” of industrial slaughterhouses. Guards who patrol the wards of the United States’ most violent and abusive prisons. The author offers a paradigm-shifting view of the moral landscape of contemporary America through the stories of people who perform society’s most ethically troubling jobs.

I found this book fascinating and highly relatable, as I often wonder, when using a product, or wearing clothing, under what conditions was it manufactured, and how much remuneration did the workers receive?

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