Opinion
Podcast: Rebecca van Bergen On The Handwork Economy
This week’s guest is Rebecca van Bergen, founder of New York-based NGO Nest.
Their aim is to: “build a new hand-worker economy to increase global workforce inclusivity, improve women’s wellbeing beyond factories, and preserve important cultural traditions around the world.”
Artisan: the word is everywhere. But when it can be used to describe supermarket jam or hummus, has it lost its true meaning?
What we talk about
“That word is splashed around quite a bit” says Rebecca. “We’ve starte…
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