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Manuscripts from 2012
Mattel Supplier Factory Investigation: Excessive work hours, low pay, toxic exposures and strict work environments, China Labor Watch
Manuscripts from 2011
Presentation of the New York City Pension Funds’ Proposal Wal-Mart Stores 2011 Annual Meeting June 3, 2011, Kalpona Akter
BYD Company Limited Investigative Report, China Labor Watch
Complaint against Intertek, China Labor Watch
Dell, HP, and NEC Supplier Factory Case Study: MSI Computer (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., China Labor Watch
Investigation of Two Clothing and Apparel Factories in China: Excessive Overtime, Student Workers, and Exploitative Wage Systems, China Labor Watch
Survey of Chinese Workers’ Working Conditions in 2010, China Labor Watch
The Failure of Target's Audit System in its Chinese Supplier Factories, China Labor Watch
The Unfair Dismissal of Tandy Electronics Co. Ltd Workers, China Labor Watch
Tragedies of Globalization: The Truth Behind Electronics Sweatshops, China Labor Watch
Fashion Victims- A Report on Sandblasted Denim, Clean Clothes Campaign
Press release: Lèse majésté as pretext to silence critical voices, Clean Clothes Campaign
Executive Summary and Independent Investigation: Ocean Sky Apparel, COVERCO
Final Report Regarding the Ocean Sky Apparel Factory in El Salvador, Fair Labor Association
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp, Fair Labor Association
Interim Remediation Update: Third Party Complaint Regarding Gildan Dortex, Dominican Republic, Fair Labor Association
Interim Report Regarding the Ocean Sky Apparel Factory in El Salvador, Fair Labor Association
Interim Report: Third Party Complaint Regarding F&D, S.A. de C.V. in El Salvador, Fair Labor Association
Interim Report: Third Party Complaint Regarding Gildan Dortex, Dominican Republic, Fair Labor Association
Interim Report Update: Third Party Complaint Regarding Gildan Dortex, Dominican Republic, Fair Labor Association
Nestlé Taps Fair Labor Association to Map Cocoa Supply Chain, Accelerate Progress in Eliminating Child Labor, Fair Labor Association
Protecting Workers’ Rights Worldwide: 2010 Annual Report January 1, 2010-December 31, 2010, Fair Labor Association
Statement on Labor Rights Allegations at Style Avenue Factory in El Salvador, Fair Labor Association
Summary Report: Freedom of Association Investigation at Rimaks Tekstil, Turkey, Fair Labor Association
Update Regarding Ocean Sky Apparel Factory in El Salvador, Fair Labor Association
Statement on Remediation at Pinehurst Manufacturing in Honduras, Fair Labor Association and Grupo de Monitoreo Independiente de El Salvador (GMIES)
Memorandum from the WRC to International Buyers Concerning the June Textile Dispute, Bent Gehrt and Ben Hensler
Mission Report: Investigation of Third Party Complaint Regarding Gildan-Dortex, Adrian Goldin
2010 ILRF Annual Report, International Labor Rights Forum
Civil Society Open Letter To Secretary Clinton on Human Rights and Labor Rights in Uzbekistan, International Labor Rights Forum
Comments on EO 13126, International Labor Rights Forum
Envoy Group's Case against BCWS, International Labor Rights Forum
Flyer about State-Sponsored Forced Labor in Vietnam, International Labor Rights Forum
Letter To Secretary Clinton Regarding Uzbekistan in the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report, International Labor Rights Forum
Nassa Group's Case against BCWS, International Labor Rights Forum
Other Cases against BCWS, International Labor Rights Forum
Raise the Bar, Hershey! Flyer, International Labor Rights Forum
Still Time to Raise the Bar: The Real Corporate Social Responsibility Report for the Hershey Company, International Labor Rights Forum
Valentine for Hershey from the "Raise the Bar, Hershey!" Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum
Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2011 for Freedom of Association, International Labor Rights Forum
Easter Letter to Hershey from the "Raise the Bar, Hershey!" Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Global Exchange, and Green America
Passover Materials for the "Raise the Bar, Hershey!" Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Global Exchange, and Green America
Global wage trends and wage policy developments in selected countries - Wage policies, productivity growth and employment, International Labour Office
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
Safety in the Supply Chain in Relation to Packing of Containers, International Labour Office
Sectoral Activities Programme: Proposals for 2012–13, International Labour Office
The Director-General’s Programme and Budget Proposals for 2012-13, International Labour Office
Evaluation of the Microbiological Quality of Water for Consumption at the Ocean Sky Garment Manufacturing Facilities, Laboratory for Agricultural Chemistry Services, UCA
Workers at PT Kizone Still Owed $1.8 Million; No Action from adidas and Dallas Cowboys, Scott Nova
Workers Owed $2.3 Million by Supplier to Nike, Adidas, Dallas Cowboys, Scott Nova
WRC Update - PT Kizone (2), Scott Nova
WRC Update: PT Kizone (Indonesia), Scott Nova
Ocean Sky Remediation Plan, Ocean Sky
Enhancing Social Protection in the Apparel and Footwear Industry, Omar Salazar and Giovanni Beluche V.
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
Final Report: Third Party Complaint Regarding Choishin, Guatemala, Sindicato de Trabajadores de Industria Textil Choishin and Fair Labor Associaiton
Katie Ford, Advocate to End Human Trafficking and Slavery, Joins Verité Board, Verité
VISION: April 2011, Verité
Vision: December 2011, Verité
Vision: December 2011, Verité
VISION: July 2011, Verité
VISION; June 2011, Verité
VISION: March 2011, Verité
VISION: May 2011, Verité
VISION: October 2011, Verité
VISION: September 2011, Verité
Verité Up Close: Business Excellence and Responsibility, Dan Viederman
What We're Talking About: The Negative Business Impact of Anti-Immigration Laws, Dan Viederman
Factory update: Kwangduk Langgeng (Indonesia) (Formerly, Kolon Langgeng), Worker Rights Consortium
LAUNCHING OF THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING WORKERS’ UNION (SOTA), Worker Rights Consortium
Preliminary Report on Unlawful Dismissals at Genesis, S.A. (Haiti), Worker Rights Consortium
Worker Rights Consortium Assessment Eagle Speed Marketing )Thailand): Findings, Recommendations and Status, Worker Rights Consortium
Manuscripts from 2010
United States Policies to Address Child Labor Globally, American Federation of Teachers and International Labor Rights Forum
Letter from Asian Ban Asbestos Network to Quebec Premier Jean Charest and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Asian Ban Asbestos Network
1-800-FLOWERS Invitation to Colombia, Bama Athreya
ILRF Letter to the Office of the US Trade Representative: Comments on Bangladesh, Bama Athreya
Sweatfree DC Testimony by Bama Athreya, Bama Athreya
The Impact of China’s Labor Contract Law on Workers, Jeffrey Becker, Manfred Elfstrom, and International Labor Rights Forum
Flexibilidad Laboral Violenta Derechos Laborales en Centroamérica: Tendencias y Casos, Campaña Regional contra la Flexibilidad Laboral
Petition for Review of Dole’s Failure to Adhere to OECD General Guidelines, Brian Campbell
A Case Study: Adidas and Yueyuen, China Labor Watch
A letter from Carrefour to China Labor Watch on Oct. 18, 2010, China Labor Watch
An Investigation of Carrefour, China Labor Watch
An Investigation of Suppliers of Dollar General, China Labor Watch
Another Foxconn Employee Died of Fatigue, China Labor Watch
A Survey on Suicides in Factories in the Pearl River Delta (Chu Chiang Delta), China Labor Watch
Code of Conduct is No More than False Advertising, Disney Suppliers Continue Exploiting Chinese Workers, China Labor Watch
Did Dreams Come True? Workers still live in fear of occupational injury: A Follow-up Investigation of Yiuwah Stationary, China Labor Watch
Investigation report of two Walt Disney factories, China Labor Watch
Response to Statement of Carrefour, China Labor Watch
Statements on FoxConn's Decision to Increase Wages and to Stop Suicide, China Labor Watch
The Tragedy of the Foxconn Sweatshop, China Labor Watch
"We are extremely tired, with tremendous pressure,” A Follow-up Investigation of Foxconn, China Labor Watch
Threads: Newsletter of the Clean Clothes Campaign No. 29, Clean Clothes Campaign
Threads: Newsletter of the Clean Clothes Campaign No. 30, Clean Clothes Campaign
Informe de Floricultura Colombiana: Total Disposición sobre la Fuerza de Trabajo, Corporación Cactus
Fair Labor Association 2009 Annual Report, Fair Labor Association
Independent Assessment of Football Production in the Supply Chain of Shanghai Wande Sporting Goods Company, Fair Labor Association