Articles // Notes From Below

Migrant workers in Italy harvest tomatoes in a sunlit field. Numerous baskets filled with bright red tomatoes are lined up in the foreground.

Struggle of Agricultural Workers in Italy
by Francesco Piobbichi / Sept. 21, 2023

Rows of empty shopping carts with red handles are neatly lined up in a metal and glass shelter in a car park.

Work well for less: a supermarket inquiry
by An anonymous Supermarket Worker / Sept. 21, 2023

A rocky hilly landscape with a multicolored lake under a partly cloudy blue sky.

Confronting Eco-Apartheid
by Kai Heron / Sept. 21, 2023

A hand reaching into a metal food tray on a counter, containing cooked chicken.

Cooking behind closed doors: a dark kitchen inquiry
by An anonymous Dark Kitchen Worker / Sept. 21, 2023

Two workers in hoodies bend over to pick crops in a lush, foggy field, with muted colors and a soft, misty background.

A Workers’ Reflections on the UK Seasonal Worker Visa: Debt and Recruitment
by An Anonymous Farmworker / Sept. 21, 2023

Red background with black, bold, bubble-style text reading "THE COMING INDIGESTION" in a wavy pattern.

The Coming Indigestion
by Notes from Below / Sept. 21, 2023

A bustling Dover port with numerous colorful trucks and trailers parked in lanes, ramp structures lead to a large ferry docked by the blue sea under a clear sky.

There and Back Again, a Yoghurt’s Holiday
by Callum Cant, George Briley, Matthew / Sept. 21, 2023

Workers in white uniforms and hairnets operate in Bakkavor food processing factory. Conveyor belts with food items and industrial equipment are visible.

Working at Bakkavor Food Factory
by Angry Workers / Sept. 21, 2023

A man in a white shirt and apron sits on a doorstep, smoking. A blue bicycle leans against the wall. Two people in coats walk past on a sunny street.

London’s Food Scene: Flexibility, Diversity, Precarity
by Eric Jeffers / Sept. 21, 2023