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Ahead of TIP Report, Labor Rights Activists Urge U.S. to Call for Thailand and Taiwan to Protect Migrant Workers and End Forced Labor in Seafood Industry
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Ahead of TIP Report, Labor Rights Activists Urge U.S. to Call for Thailand and Taiwan to Protect Migrant Workers and End Forced Labor in Seafood Industry

WASHINGTON, DC (June 5, 2023) – Greenpeace USA, Global Labor Justice – International Labor Rights Forum (GLJ-ILRF), and allies in the Seafood Working Group (SWG) today announced their findings of labor rights violations, forced labor, and human trafficking of migrant workers in Thailand and Taiwan and called on the U.S. Department of State to downgrade…

A bright and healthy future for Harford County and the state | COMMENTARY – Baltimore Sun
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A bright and healthy future for Harford County and the state | COMMENTARY – Baltimore Sun

As member of the Maryland General Assembly’s Health and Government Operations Committee, I consider and support legislative bills that uphold the best interests of my constituents.  This session, I will be working on 13 total bills — four of which will be highlighted in detail. My priority has been to initiate a series of bills…

FACT SHEET: Update on the U.S. Strategy for Addressing the Root Causes of Migration in …
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FACT SHEET: Update on the U.S. Strategy for Addressing the Root Causes of Migration in …

February 2023 Vice President Harris continues to lead the implementation of the Root Causes Strategy, which tackles the drivers of irregular migration by improving the conditions in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras so people do not feel compelled to leave their homes.  This includes tackling economic, governance, and security challenges. These efforts are providing hope…

COMMENT: Farms, mines maintain infamy for child labour – The Chronicle
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COMMENT: Farms, mines maintain infamy for child labour – The Chronicle

The Chronicle Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter PLANS by Government to establish a National Action Plan targeted at eliminating child labour, which is reportedly mostly prevalent in the country’s agriculture and mining sectors, are commendable. Government is signatory to international Conventions 138 and 182 promulgated under the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to address minimum age…

The third stage of the New Labor Justice System in Mexico begins – Lexology
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The third stage of the New Labor Justice System in Mexico begins – Lexology

Editor’s note: 7.4 is key information (From below) 7. It will not be necessary to exhaust the previous conciliation stage in matters in which the workers’ claim is based on: Discrimination in employment and occupation due to pregnancy, as well as for reasons of sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnic origin, social status or harassment…

'Real People That We Care About Are Being Exploited' – POLITICO
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'Real People That We Care About Are Being Exploited' – POLITICO

MEDFORD, ORE. — Early on a warm August morning in 2021 — as helicopters and drones hovered overhead — three women huddled under a sheet of plastic in a southern Oregon greenhouse. Outside, state, federal and county law enforcement were raiding the massive unlicensed cannabis farm where the women had worked for two months. Officers…

Spatial embeddedness: The case of child labour on BT cottonseed farms – Times of India
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Spatial embeddedness: The case of child labour on BT cottonseed farms – Times of India

The global discourse resolutely insists on ending child labour which is often associated with slavery, forced labour, sexual exploitation and any work damaging the health and well-being of children. This is done by invoking a moral terminology which argues that low labour standards in ‘errant’ countries of the Global South are unacceptable, unfair and illegitimate…

ATEST Recommendations to U.S. Trade Representative on Developing a Forced Labor Trade Policy
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ATEST Recommendations to U.S. Trade Representative on Developing a Forced Labor Trade Policy

Terry FitzPatrick August 5, 2022 The Honorable Katherine Tai U.S. Trade Representative Washington, DC Electronic Submission to Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov Docket Number USTR–2022–0006 Re: Trade Strategy to Combat Forced Labor Dear Ambassador Tai, Thank you for your leadership in the battle against forced labor by announcing that your office will develop a Forced Labor…

2022 TIP Report Underscores that Extensive Work is Needed to Improve Global Efforts to Protect People from Human Traffickers
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2022 TIP Report Underscores that Extensive Work is Needed to Improve Global Efforts to Protect People from Human Traffickers

Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – The 2022 U.S. State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which reviews responses by governments to combat human trafficking and forced labor worldwide, reveals that significant increases in political will and funding are needed to meaningfully improve global efforts to end forced labor and sex trafficking. The 2022 report chronicles…

The Slow Revival of Working Conditions Rights: Safe and Healthy Working Conditions to be Included in the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work?
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The Slow Revival of Working Conditions Rights: Safe and Healthy Working Conditions to be Included in the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work?

The International Labour Conference is debating the inclusion of safe and healthy working conditions in the ILO fundamental principles and rights at work. In Geneva, a discussion is taking place this week that could significantly realign the international-level vision of fundamental labour rights. The International Labour Conference  – an annual meeting of governments, employers’ organisations…