Another piece of essential labor journalism from Kim Kelly

CONFIRMED: CARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT! The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that caregiving, paid or unpaid, is essential to human dignity & must be legally recognized & protected. More on the opinion & framework for state responsibilities 👉sclinks.co/3Hs2PIX @ilawnetwork.bsky.social

The @ILAW_Network celebrates the landmark advisory opinion of the @CorteIDH, announced today, which affirmed that the right to care is an autonomous human right under the American Convention. www.solidaritycenter.org/a-victory-fo...

Volkswagen participated in one of the world’s first grand experiments in globalization half a century ago, partnering with Brazil’s authoritarian regime to develop the Amazon — and pressing poor, unwitting workers into service in the distant rainforest. wapo.st/3GQLucu

🚨 Hugely significant advisory opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights affirms State obligation to protect human rights in the face of the #climatecrisis, including the rights of working people. Great to see @ilawnetwork.bsky.social's legal brief cited by the Court. #JustTransition

Check out the latest special issue of the @Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal (CLLPJ), dedicated to enhancing the right to strike. Articles by ILAW Network members are among those in the publication. digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cllpj/

Check out the recent op-ed from @sharblock.bsky.social and Mass @aflcio.org's President Chrissy Lynch that unpacks why a ban on regulating AI would harm workers and how Massachusetts can establish strong state-level protections by passing the FAIR Act: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/11/o...

The Inter-American Court will be issuing its advisory opinion on July 3. An important moment for the development of human rights in the context of the climate emergency. As an amicus, we are hoping the opinion develops the concept of a just transition for the workers of the Americas.

🚨PSI on BBC: how unions are resisting attacks on workers in LA. Union power+solidarity helped free @seiuca.bsky.social President David Huerta! Now, on June 14th unions around world will protest Trump's militarized authoritarian power grab. Join us: nokings.org

The nearly 15 million working people of the AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions demand the immediate release of @californialabor.bsky.social Vice President and @seiuca.bsky.social and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta. aflcio.org/press/releas...

The resolution at the #ILO today on Palestine attaining non-member state observer status is "a powerful act of solidarity and an acknowledgment of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination." #ILC2025

FIFA has once again awarded the World Cup to a country with a long record of serious labor rights abuses of migrant workers. And again, trade unions seek leverage to ensure that labor rights are fully respected via a complaint for a commission of inquiry. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

ILO: Adopt Binding Treaty to Protect ‘Gig’ Workers www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

On Earth Day and every day

NEW: FUN is hosting an emergency organizing call this SUNDAY, to coordinate a response to the biggest attack on union rights in a generation.

Would you like tax dodging with your pumpkin chai latte? New @cictar.bsky.social report exposes Starbucks' Swiss Scheme, shifting billions via a Swiss subsidiary company as workers from @seiu.org & other unions around world demand fairer wages! 👀 ➡️ publicservices.international/resources/pu...

Despite prior negotiations with FIFA and willingness from local authorities to engage, FIFA has withdrawn from commitments to allow independent inspections. Its refusal raises serious concerns about its responsibility to prevent exploitation in World Cup-related infrastructure projects.

The ILAW Network joined over 360 orgs in signing the joint statement rejecting the European Commissions Omnibus proposal. It would unquestionably be a setback for the promotion and defense of labour rights in global supply chains. corporatejustice.org/publications...

BREAKING: the U.S. District Court in D.C. has found that Trump’s firing of former NLRB Chair Gwynne A. Wilcox’s firing was unlawful, and ruled that she must be immediately reinstated to serve out the rest of her term as a board member. She was appointed and confirmed to a 5-year term in 2023.

We don’t just support worker rights – we help workers turn those rights into reality. #Solidarity #WorkerRights

BREAKING: We have filed an amended lawsuit to protect working people’s confidential information housed at DOL, HHS, and the CFPB. We'll keep fighting DOGE’s attempts to hurt working people. They must be stopped—and we’re going back to court to do just that. aflcio.org/press/releas...

The ILO has published its "Yellow Report" on Realizing decent work in the platform economy, in preparation for the first round of standard setting at the International Labour Conference this June. www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...

We’re thrilled to share breaking news: The AFL-CIO and @seiu.org are reuniting with a new, long-term effort to make it easier for workers to win a voice on our jobs with our unions.  There’s power in unity! aflcio.org/press/releas...

Starbucks workers are on STRIKE nationwide! Baristas are walking out because Starbucks’ failure to bring viable economic proposals to the bargaining table and to resolve hundreds of outstanding unfair labor practice charges. ALLIES: Here's how you can help us this week - tinyurl.com/SBWU-canvass

'We are like slaves' - Firestone Liberia plantation workers describe horrific working and living conditions during a webinar today with investors. The webinar follows a white paper published by the ILAW Network that notes indicators of forced labor on the plantation.👇 ilawnetwork.com/wp-content/u...

The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), led by Prof. Virginia L. Doellgast, invites submissions for its 2025 Annual Meeting in Montréal (July 9-12). The theme is "Inclusive #Solidarities: Reimagining Boundaries in Divided Times." Submit by Dec 16, 2024. sase.org/event/2025-m...

In a victory for corporate and state accountability, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled against the Furukawa agricultural company for slavery, ordering compensation to 342 workers. The court also held that several public agencies failed to act. The ILAW Network intervened as amicus curia.