COVID-19 Pandemic Fueling Child Labor | Leading Human Rights Scholars Stand with Maritza and Adareli by Filing a Supplement under the USMCA | USDOL Withdraws “Independent Contract Rule” | CBP Ramps Up Efforts to Fight Forced Labor
Verité works with allies to support policy and legislation that promote decent work and ensure accountability for labor abuses. Through engagement with advocacy groups such as the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), the Child Labor Coalition (CLC), and the Tariff Act Advisory Group (TAAG), we advocate for robust funding of programs to promote labor rights, empower workers, and put an end to human trafficking and modern day slavery.
Few reports have as much significance in the world of labor rights as the bi-annual U.S. Department of Labor’s List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor, the latest edition of which was released on September 30.
On-Demand Food and Beverage Sector Webinar | 2018 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor | Nepal and Malaysia Agree on New Rules to Protect Workers | Toolkit on Investor Responsibility | Migrant Workers Dying of Heat Stress in Qatar