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Manuscripts from 2012

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Mattel Supplier Factory Investigation: Excessive work hours, low pay, toxic exposures and strict work environments, China Labor Watch

Manuscripts from 2011

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Presentation of the New York City Pension Funds’ Proposal Wal-Mart Stores 2011 Annual Meeting June 3, 2011, Kalpona Akter

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BYD Company Limited Investigative Report, China Labor Watch

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Complaint against Intertek, China Labor Watch

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Dell, HP, and NEC Supplier Factory Case Study: MSI Computer (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., China Labor Watch

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Investigation of Two Clothing and Apparel Factories in China: Excessive Overtime, Student Workers, and Exploitative Wage Systems, China Labor Watch

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Survey of Chinese Workers’ Working Conditions in 2010, China Labor Watch

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The Failure of Target's Audit System in its Chinese Supplier Factories, China Labor Watch

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The Unfair Dismissal of Tandy Electronics Co. Ltd Workers, China Labor Watch

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Tragedies of Globalization: The Truth Behind Electronics Sweatshops, China Labor Watch

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Fashion Victims- A Report on Sandblasted Denim, Clean Clothes Campaign

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Press release: Lèse majésté as pretext to silence critical voices, Clean Clothes Campaign

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Executive Summary and Independent Investigation: Ocean Sky Apparel, COVERCO

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Final Report Regarding the Ocean Sky Apparel Factory in El Salvador, Fair Labor Association

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Harland Clarke Holdings Corp, Fair Labor Association

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Interim Remediation Update: Third Party Complaint Regarding Gildan Dortex, Dominican Republic, Fair Labor Association

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Interim Report Regarding the Ocean Sky Apparel Factory in El Salvador, Fair Labor Association

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Interim Report: Third Party Complaint Regarding F&D, S.A. de C.V. in El Salvador, Fair Labor Association

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Interim Report: Third Party Complaint Regarding Gildan Dortex, Dominican Republic, Fair Labor Association

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Interim Report Update: Third Party Complaint Regarding Gildan Dortex, Dominican Republic, Fair Labor Association

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Nestlé Taps Fair Labor Association to Map Cocoa Supply Chain, Accelerate Progress in Eliminating Child Labor, Fair Labor Association

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Protecting Workers’ Rights Worldwide: 2010 Annual Report January 1, 2010-December 31, 2010, Fair Labor Association

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Statement on Labor Rights Allegations at Style Avenue Factory in El Salvador, Fair Labor Association

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Summary Report: Freedom of Association Investigation at Rimaks Tekstil, Turkey, Fair Labor Association

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Update Regarding Ocean Sky Apparel Factory in El Salvador, Fair Labor Association

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Statement on Remediation at Pinehurst Manufacturing in Honduras, Fair Labor Association and Grupo de Monitoreo Independiente de El Salvador (GMIES)

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Memorandum from the WRC to International Buyers Concerning the June Textile Dispute, Bent Gehrt and Ben Hensler

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Mission Report: Investigation of Third Party Complaint Regarding Gildan-Dortex, Adrian Goldin

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2010 ILRF Annual Report, International Labor Rights Forum

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Civil Society Open Letter To Secretary Clinton on Human Rights and Labor Rights in Uzbekistan, International Labor Rights Forum

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Comments on EO 13126, International Labor Rights Forum

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Envoy Group's Case against BCWS, International Labor Rights Forum

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Flyer about State-Sponsored Forced Labor in Vietnam, International Labor Rights Forum

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Letter To Secretary Clinton Regarding Uzbekistan in the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report, International Labor Rights Forum

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Nassa Group's Case against BCWS, International Labor Rights Forum

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Other Cases against BCWS, International Labor Rights Forum

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Raise the Bar, Hershey! Flyer, International Labor Rights Forum

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Still Time to Raise the Bar: The Real Corporate Social Responsibility Report for the Hershey Company, International Labor Rights Forum

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Valentine for Hershey from the "Raise the Bar, Hershey!" Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum

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Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2011 for Freedom of Association, International Labor Rights Forum

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Easter Letter to Hershey from the "Raise the Bar, Hershey!" Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Global Exchange, and Green America

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Passover Materials for the "Raise the Bar, Hershey!" Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Global Exchange, and Green America

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Global wage trends and wage policy developments in selected countries - Wage policies, productivity growth and employment, International Labour Office

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Report of the Director-General, First Supplementary Report: Global Action Plan to promote implementation of the HIV and AIDS Recommendation, 2010 (No. 200), International Labour Office

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Safety in the Supply Chain in Relation to Packing of Containers, International Labour Office

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Sectoral Activities Programme: Proposals for 2012–13, International Labour Office

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The Director-General’s Programme and Budget Proposals for 2012-13, International Labour Office

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Evaluation of the Microbiological Quality of Water for Consumption at the Ocean Sky Garment Manufacturing Facilities, Laboratory for Agricultural Chemistry Services, UCA

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Workers at PT Kizone Still Owed $1.8 Million; No Action from adidas and Dallas Cowboys, Scott Nova

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Workers Owed $2.3 Million by Supplier to Nike, Adidas, Dallas Cowboys, Scott Nova

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WRC Update - PT Kizone (2), Scott Nova

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WRC Update: PT Kizone (Indonesia), Scott Nova

Ocean Sky Remediation Plan, Ocean Sky

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Enhancing Social Protection in the Apparel and Footwear Industry, Omar Salazar and Giovanni Beluche V.

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Measuring progress towards the application of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights: A tabular presentation of the findings of the ILO supervisory system, Dora Sari and David Kucera

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Final Report: Third Party Complaint Regarding Choishin, Guatemala, Sindicato de Trabajadores de Industria Textil Choishin and Fair Labor Associaiton

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Compliance is Not Enough: Best Practices in Responding to The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, Verité

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Farm Level Assessment of Adherence to PMI GAP Standards in Kazakhstan To Philip Morris International, Inc., Verité

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Katie Ford, Advocate to End Human Trafficking and Slavery, Joins Verité Board, Verité

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VISION: April 2011, Verité

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Vision: December 2011, Verité

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Vision: December 2011, Verité

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VISION: July 2011, Verité

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VISION; June 2011, Verité

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VISION: March 2011, Verité

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VISION: May 2011, Verité

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VISION: October 2011, Verité

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VISION: September 2011, Verité

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Verité Up Close: Business Excellence and Responsibility, Dan Viederman

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What We're Talking About: The Negative Business Impact of Anti-Immigration Laws, Dan Viederman

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Factory update: Kwangduk Langgeng (Indonesia) (Formerly, Kolon Langgeng), Worker Rights Consortium

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LAUNCHING OF THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING WORKERS’ UNION (SOTA), Worker Rights Consortium

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Preliminary Report on Unlawful Dismissals at Genesis, S.A. (Haiti), Worker Rights Consortium

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Worker Rights Consortium Assessment Eagle Speed Marketing )Thailand): Findings, Recommendations and Status, Worker Rights Consortium

Manuscripts from 2010

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United States Policies to Address Child Labor Globally, American Federation of Teachers and International Labor Rights Forum

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Letter from Asian Ban Asbestos Network to Quebec Premier Jean Charest and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Asian Ban Asbestos Network

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1-800-FLOWERS Invitation to Colombia, Bama Athreya

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ILRF Letter to the Office of the US Trade Representative: Comments on Bangladesh, Bama Athreya

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Sweatfree DC Testimony by Bama Athreya, Bama Athreya

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The Impact of China’s Labor Contract Law on Workers, Jeffrey Becker, Manfred Elfstrom, and International Labor Rights Forum

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Flexibilidad Laboral Violenta Derechos Laborales en Centroamérica: Tendencias y Casos, Campaña Regional contra la Flexibilidad Laboral

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Petition for Review of Dole’s Failure to Adhere to OECD General Guidelines, Brian Campbell

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A Case Study: Adidas and Yueyuen, China Labor Watch

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A letter from Carrefour to China Labor Watch on Oct. 18, 2010, China Labor Watch

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An Investigation of Carrefour, China Labor Watch

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An Investigation of Suppliers of Dollar General, China Labor Watch

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Another Foxconn Employee Died of Fatigue, China Labor Watch

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A Survey on Suicides in Factories in the Pearl River Delta (Chu Chiang Delta), China Labor Watch

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Code of Conduct is No More than False Advertising, Disney Suppliers Continue Exploiting Chinese Workers, China Labor Watch

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Did Dreams Come True? Workers still live in fear of occupational injury: A Follow-up Investigation of Yiuwah Stationary, China Labor Watch

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Investigation report of two Walt Disney factories, China Labor Watch

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Response to Statement of Carrefour, China Labor Watch

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Statements on FoxConn's Decision to Increase Wages and to Stop Suicide, China Labor Watch

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The Tragedy of the Foxconn Sweatshop, China Labor Watch

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"We are extremely tired, with tremendous pressure,” A Follow-up Investigation of Foxconn, China Labor Watch

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Threads: Newsletter of the Clean Clothes Campaign No. 29, Clean Clothes Campaign

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Threads: Newsletter of the Clean Clothes Campaign No. 30, Clean Clothes Campaign

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Informe de Floricultura Colombiana: Total Disposición sobre la Fuerza de Trabajo, Corporación Cactus

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Fair Labor Association 2009 Annual Report, Fair Labor Association

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Independent Assessment of Football Production in the Supply Chain of Shanghai Wande Sporting Goods Company, Fair Labor Association