Press Releases

For media inquiries please contact Rachel Cohen: racohen78 [at] gmail.com

Labor Rights Groups Launch ‘Coalition on Labor Justice for Migrants in the Gulf’

06/05/24

GENEVA– Leading labor rights organizations, migrant rights organizations, and independent trade unions today announced the launch of the Coalition on Labor Justice for Migrants in the Gulf, the first-ever global labor coalition to demand fundamental labor and human rights for the millions of migrant workers in the Gulf region.

FIFA Must Publish Robust Human Rights Framework for 2026 World Cup

FIFA Must Keep Its Human and Labor Rights Commitments for Next Men’s World Cup

05/17/24

Migrant Fishers Bring Demand for Labor Rights and Wi-Fi on Every Vessel to Seafood Expo Global

04/24/24

Migrant fishers, working in forced labor conditions, celebrate as the EU bans products made with forced labor

Tuna Association Comments Underscore Why the Taiwanese Government Must Act Quickly on Agreement to Protect Fishers

Migrant Fishers Union and Civil Society Organizations Respond to Tuna Association’s Comments on Wi-Fi for Fishers

03/27/24

Migrant Fishers Union and Allies Outraged by Seafood Industry’s ‘Tone-Deaf’ Admission that Isolation is Deliberate

Seafood industry tells migrant fishers experiencing forced labor and horrific work conditions that being able to communicate while at sea will “hinder their work mood”

03/27/24

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Dignity 2026 Coalition on the Match Schedule for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup

Global Labor Justice-IRLF as a member of Dignity 2026 Coalition, continues to support that human and labor rights are safeguarded during the FIFA 2026 World Cup

02/05/24

For Immediate Release: February 4, 2024

GLJ-ILRF Welcomes Biden Administration’s New Global Labor Strategy, Looks Forward to Concrete Actions

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11/17/23

In response to the Biden’ Administration’s release of the Executive Memorandum on Advancing Worker Empowerment, Rights, and High Labor Standards Globally (Global Labor Strategy), Global Labor Justice- International Labor Rights Forum Executive Director Jennifer (JJ) Rosenbaum issued the following statement:

Workers Around the Globe Call Out Nike & Other Corporate Giants for Stock Buybacks at Their Expense

11/02/23

WASHINGTON- Today over 150 workers from around the

Fishers Hold Historic First Meeting With Taiwan's Premier Chen Chien-jen As Part Of “WI-FI NOW FOR FISHERS’ RIGHTS” Campaign

09/04/23

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GLJ-ILRF Condemns Termination of Nine Jollibee Workers in New Jersey

08/01/23

Washington

GLJ-ILRF Welcomes CORE’s Decision to Investigate Nike

07/13/23

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GLJ-ILRF Condemns Murder of Trade Union Leaders in Choloma, Honduras

06/29/23

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One Year After Signing of Dindigul Agreement, Workers Report Major Improvements in Combating Workplace GBVH

06/28/23

One year after the signing of the historic Dindigul Agreement, a new report documents how major global fashion companies, a clothing and textile supplier and labor organizations have empowered women garment workers…

Seafood Labor Activists Call Out U.S. for Thailand, Taiwan Rankings in TIP Report That Discount Repression of Workers’ Rights

06/16/23

The Groups Say Thailand Should Have Been Downgraded to Tier 2 Watchlist and Taiwan Downgraded to Tier 2

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

06/05/23

Seafood Working Group Recommends U.S. Downgrading Taiwan to ‘Tier 2’ and Thailand to ‘Tier 2 Watchlist’ in the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report

Wi-Fi Now For Fishers’ Rights Campaign Calls on U.S. and Taiwan to Protect Migrant Workers’ Rights in Trade Deal

05/26/23

The Wi-Fi Now For Fishers’ Rights Campaign issued the following statement on the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade:

GLJ-ILRF Joins Global Labor Movement Condemnation of Guilty Verdicts for Cambodian Union Leaders

05/25/23

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GLJ-ILRF In Solidarity: AFL-CIO, SEIU, Workers United Slam Starbucks for ‘Bluewashing’ in Bombshell ILO Complaint Accusing Coffee Giant of Exploiting Weaknesses in US Labor Law to Squash Worker Organizing

05/17/23

Global Labor Justice – International Labor Rights Forum stands

GLJ-ILRF Condemns and Mourns the Murder of Alex Dolorosa, Call Center Organizer with BIEN in the Philippines and Advocate for LGBTQ+ Workers

04/27/23

GLJ-ILRF Condemns and Mourns the Murder of Alex Dolorosa, Call Center Organizer with BIEN in the Philippines and Advocate for LGBTQ+ Workers

April 27, 2023

Hundreds of Honduran Melon Workers Protest Unsafe Conditions, Call for Labor Rights

Workers say they are organizing to improve conditions after recently facing toxic fumes, deadly truck accident and increasing workloads

03/29/23

March 29, 2023

For Immediate Release

Contact: Rachel Cohen, GLJ-ILRF, racohen78 [at] gmail.com
Jeffrey Boyd, IUF, jeffrey.boyd [at] iuf.org