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@ILRF

(-ILRF) is a new merged organization bringing strategic capacity to cross-sectoral work on global value chains & labor migration corridors.

Washington, DC
laborrights.org
Joined December 2009
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    Nov 27

    👊🏿Holiday season during a pandemic means more orders from Amazon shoppers – but it shouldn’t mean more risks for Amazon workers. 🚨Amazon takes too much and gives back too little. 👊🏿Time to  Join us:

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    Nov 27

    The day of action includes strikes and protests from garment manufacturers in to call center workers in the to warehouse workers in the U.S., , and .

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    Nov 25

    On Intl Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women we stand with women informal workers in the fight to: ➡️Guarantee legal & social protections ➡️End gender based violence in the world of work ➡️

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  4. Retweeted
    Nov 20

    Unions representing retail workers say they feel emboldened to push for significant pay increases, bolstered by what they see as the shopping public’s new appreciation for low-wage workers.

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    Nov 20

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    Hoy celebramos un acuerdo histórico con que protege los puestos de trabajo y la salud de miles de trabajadores de casino y hotel en .
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  6. Nov 20

    ⁦”It is morally obscene that ⁩ and ⁦⁩ rely on corporate welfare from the federal government by paying their workers starvation wages.” ⁦⁩

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  7. Nov 20

    During the day, immigrant teenagers attend high school. At night, they work in factories to pay debts to smugglers and send money to family. The authorities aren’t surprised by child labor. They’re also not doing much about it.

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  8. Retweeted
    Nov 19

    Women working for & palm oil companies supplying major international beauty brands face widespread abuse including rape & sexual harassment, according to investigation. Read the full story 👉

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    Nov 18

    A federal judge ordered border authorities to stop expelling migrant children without letting them seek humanitarian refuge, dealing a blow to a pandemic-era policy the Trump administration has used to curtail legal protections for minors in U.S. custody.

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  10. Nov 18

    The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to uphold a California regulation that allows union organizers to approach agriculture workers on site to recruit, organize, and hold protests.

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  11. Nov 17

    Hit hard by job losses and the pandemic’s effect on schooling and child care, American women face short-term difficulties and long-term repercussions.

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  12. Nov 17

    Indian workers in factories supplying the supermarket chains Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury's, and the fashion brand Ralph Lauren, told the BBC they are being subjected to exploitative conditions.

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  13. Nov 16

    “ICE reporting on COVID is quite suspect because we don’t have an idea of people who contracted the virus and then died after release.”

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    Nov 16

    The agreement commits the company to safeguard jobs, prioritize workers who have lost their jobs during the pandemic in future hires & a process that allows to oversee the implementation of health protocols at the national level.

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    Nov 16

    Last week, casino & hotel workers announced a historic national agreement with Enjoy, the largest casino operator in the country.

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    Nov 16

    The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the brutality of American capitalism and our frayed social safety net.

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    Nov 13

    Farmworker union & others are rallying their worker power to take care of communities in Honduras & Guatemala. is collecting donations for them:

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  18. Nov 16

    "To save lives and protect public health, we need to free them all: release people from prison, and end raids and deportations."

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  19. Nov 16

    “Even if excluded or diminished in the historical record, women have been integral in shaping political outcomes across countries in Africa, particularly through mobilizations & protests.“

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    Nov 16

    "For the future, parties and candidates need to invest in Black communities over the long term. Today, candidates often come into these communities to campaign right before an election — and then It’s like radio silence after Election Day.”

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