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Cottage Interior with Seated Woman. Max Liebermann.

Cottage Interior with Seated Woman. Max Liebermann.

Graduate Students in Science: Exploitation and Precarious Work

Daniel Tarade August 30, 2019

Graduate students at the University of Toronto are poorly remunerated for our scientific labour. Our stipend is a poverty wage, and we are ripe for financial exploitation. This desperation drives graduate students to the gig economy for the money they need to survive. In the freelance editing world, trainees can expect low payouts and stressful deadlines. We need to provide a living salary for all scientists, even those who are still in training.

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In Philosophy of Science, Socialism Tags Gig Economy, Cactus Global, Cactus, Precarious Work, University of Toronto, Science
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