Upholding Human Rights in Fashion: The Need for Genuine Trade Union Engagement
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By Janet Howard
In the global fashion industry, where trends change with the seasons, one constant should …
Protecting Citizens from Workplace Discrimination: An Analysis of New York State Law
By Esther Claudette Gittens
New York State has meticulously crafted a comprehensive framework of laws and regulations to prevent workplace discrimination. These laws not …
Swiss Women Win Landmark Climate Case at Europe Top Human Rights Court
By Gloria Dickie, Kate Abnett and Christian Levaux | Reuters
STRASBOURG, France, April 9 (Reuters) – Europe’s top human rights court ruled on
…Watch it live! The 2024 AFL-CIO MLK Conference Starts Today
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By AFL-CIO | January 12, 2024
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‘Their goal is to destroy everyone’: Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape
Protestors outside of the Chinese Embassy hold up signs regarding Uighur internment camps. – Washington, DC- May 4, 2019 (Shutterstock)
By Matthew Hill, David …
U.S. Civil Rights and Human Rights Groups Say Water is a Human Right
U.S. Civil Rights and Human Rights Groups Say Water is a Human Right Express Solidarity with Struggle for Water Rights in Nigeria
By IBW21
February, 10, 2020, New York – The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) released a Statement today calling for a national …
NYC Commission On Human Rights Announces First Hair Discrimination Case Resolution Since Issuing Landmark Legal Enforcement Guidance
The settlement with Hershberger/Dorram salons requires the establishment of an internship program, trainings on styling natural hair for salon staff, and a civil penalty …
Venezuela crisis: UN to investigate alleged human rights violations
CARACAS, VENEZUELA – MAY 3, 2017: Protest in Caracas, Venezuela. Deputy of the National Assembly holds a Venezuelan flag when the protest is repressed …
Is your closet full of clothes made through forced labor?
"Across the world, an estimated 24.9 million people are victims of forced labor. The lion’s share of them–16 million people–are exploited by companies for a profit, rather than by private individuals, such as in the case of sex trafficking." - Elizabeth Segran, Fast Company
By Elizabeth Segran, Fast Company
We often talk about slavery as if it was a thing of the past–a horror from another era, perpetrated