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Working People
Judy Gearhart and the Labor Link Podcast - What can a can of tuna teach us about International Worker Solidarity Longtime Working People listeners will be familiar with Max and Mel’s extended work discussing the supply chain, the workers who... more 04 Dec 2024 · 56 minutes Catholic nurses at Ascension call on Bishops to help with contract fight (w/ Gideon Eziama & Lisa Watson) On November 12, unionized nurses at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore held a rally in front of the Marriott...
Defending Democracy: A New Approach for Apparel Industry Supply Chains
As the U.S. prepares to host the second Summit for Democracy on March 29-30, it’s a good time to evaluate the ways U.S. multinational corporations (MNCs) can impact democratic spaces around the world. The Biden Administration has recognized the importance of broad civic freedoms and the role of trade unions through the Multilateral Partnership for Organizing Worker Empowerment, and Rights (M-POWER).
Why the Accord will be here until 2021
In the wake of the Rana Plaza building collapse—the deadliest disaster in the history of the global garment industry, in which 1,134 workers were killed—three initiatives were launched with the purpose of averting further industry tragedies in Bangladesh: the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (Accord), the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance), and the National Action Plan on Fire Safety and Structural Integrity (NAP).
The protection lotto against gender-based violence in the US
Women in the United States receive vastly different levels of protection against gender-based violence in the work place depending on where and who they are. My name is Cassandra Waters, and I'm the global worker rights specialist at the AFL-CIO. Penelope Kyritsis (oD): Can you say a bit about why you think gender-based violence in the workplace is such a prevalent issue in the United States today?
Introducing the terms of debate: regulation and responsibility in global supply chains
What is the best strategy for combating labour abuses in global supply chains? Should we continue with ‘corporate social responsibility’, or should we favour an alternative of international legal liability and accountability? We sometimes speak about the global economy as if it were a force of nature, or as a patient with uncertain health. It can be tamed or unleashed, wounded or healed.
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