Abstract
Abstract “Protecting Labor Rights in Space” interrogates three historical analogies that are commonly used in the context of the growing space industry, in order to anticipate potential labor rights abuses of future space workers. The environment of space—remote, deadly, and requiring extensive technological support for survival and transportation—poses unusually dangerous challenges to the labor rights of space workers. This chapter explores the experiences of workers in similar environments on Earth, from the Chinese laborers who built the transcontinental railroad in the United States to migrant fishermen in modern Thailand. It also describes the need to address labor abuses that occur in space-related and space-adjacent industries today, to set both a moral example and a legal precedent in this new and growing industry.
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