The early 20th century was the golden age of American factory work — a time when steel mills, textile plants, and assembly lines roared to life across cities like Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Chicago.

We often romanticize the American industrial era—the “Arsenal of Democracy,” the sheer scale of production, and the promised opportunity. But for the millions of men and women who clocked in daily, ...

In Phnom Penh’s hot season, when the Cambodian capital’s sweltering, subtropical air routinely soars to 100 degrees, more workers than usual visited the infirmaries inside a factory that made baby ...