Sweatshop Hall of Shame 2010

The Sweatshop Hall of Shame 2010 highlights apparel and textile companies that use sweatshops in their global production. Hall of Shame inductees are responsible for evading fair labor standards and often are slow to respond or provide no response at all to any attempts by the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF), workers, or others to improve working conditions

ILRF 2009 Annual Report

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.ILRF_AnnualReport_2009.pdf: 171 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Maritza Vazquez, Puerto Rica Mother: Unsafe workplace, unfair workloads, and resistance to unionizing

This story is part of ILRF\u27s Mothers\u27 Stories series, which highlights a working mother around the world every day before Mother’s Day. Maritza is a sewing machine operator at a Puerto Rican garment factory which produces uniforms under a U.S. Government contract. In her testimony she describes her daily routine and the conditions at work. Her coworkers are trying to form a union and Maritza explains the resistance they are facing from the company

Statement on Congressional Letters in Defense of Labor Rights Leaders in Bangladesh

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.ILRF_Statement_on_Congressional_Letters_in_Defense_of_Labor_Rights_Leaders_in_Bangladesh.pdf: 105 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Free2Work iPhone App Helps Shoppers Avoid Gifts Made by Forced Child Labor

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.ILRF_Free2Work_iPhone_App_Helps_Shoppers_Avoid_Gifts_Made_by_Forced__Child_Labor.pdf: 118 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

ILRF Named as Key Child Labor Advocate on Consultative Group to Eliminate the Use of Child, Forced Labor in Imported Agricultural Products

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.ILRF_Named_as_Key_Child_Labor_Advocate_on_Consultative_Group_to_Eliminate_the_Use_of_Child__Forced_Labor_in_Imported_Agricultural_Products.pdf: 15 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Is the BBC Fair to Fair Trade?

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.ILRF_FTcocoaBBC.pdf: 12 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

ILRF Questions Wal-Mart’s Ethical Sourcing Practices on Anniversary of Wal-Mart CEO’s Speech

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.ILRF_Questions_Wal_Mart_s_Ethical_Sourcing_Practices_on_Anniversary_of_Wal_Mart_CEO_s_Speech.pdf: 21 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

The Sour Taste of Pineapple: How an Expanding Export Industry Undermines Workers and Their Communities

This report argues that pineapple workers, their families and communities, and the environment in the largest pineapple producing nations have not enjoyed the benefits of the growth of the sector in recent decades. Includes a list of recommendations for pineapple companies and the US government to avoid labor rights violations