All Publications and Resources
- S'mores Action: Petition to Hershey
- International Labor Rights Forum 7/2/2009
- As part of our summer S'mores action, you can download this petition to Hershey and get your friends and family to join you in calling on Hershey to go Fair Trade! Remember that you do NOT need to make S'mores in order to collect signatures on this petition -- we want you to make your voice heard no matter what.
- S'mores Action: Sign for Hershey Photo
- International Labor Rights Forum 7/2/2009
- As part of our S'mores action, you can print out these signs and pose with one for a photo! Send your photos to volunteer[at]ilrf. org and we will post them online and be sure that Hershey sees them.
- S'mores Action: Color-In Petition to Hershey
- International Labor Rights Forum 7/2/2009
- As part of our summer S'mores action, you can download this color-in petition to Hershey and get your friends and family to join you in calling on Hershey to go Fair Trade! This version of the petition is perfect for kids (or adults) to color in for a fun summer activity.
- Forced Labor and Child Labor in Central Asia Event Agenda
- International Labor Rights Forum 6/11/2009
- On June 11, 2009, representatives from human rights organizations, the international trade union movement, international institutions, companies and governments came together in Geneva to discuss forced labor and child labor in Central Asia.
- ‘We Live Subject to their Orders’: A Three-Province Survey of Forced Child Labor in Uzbekistan’s 2008 Cotton Harvest
- International Labor Rights Forum 6/4/2009
- This report highlights the continued use of forced child labor in the cotton industry in Uzbekistan in the fall 2008 harvest. While international pressure from retailers and consumers has had some effect in curbing forced child labor in the production of cotton in Uzbekistan, the practice is still pervasive.
- Open Letter Calling for a Boycott of Uzbek Cotton
- Uzbek Civic Activists 6/3/2009
- This open letter from a group of Uzbek civic activists calls for a boycott of cotton from Uzbekistan due to the widespread use of forced child labor in this sector.
- 2008 ILRF Annual Report
- International Labor Rights Forum 6/1/2009
- Letter from the Executive Director
As I write this, President Barack Obama has just completed his 100th day in office - and it is clear that 2008 was indeed a year of change.
- Response to Rainforest Alliance Regarding Labor Standards
- International Labor Rights Forum and Organic Consumers Association 6/1/2009
- This document by ILRF and the Organic Consumers Association outlines some of our concerns with the Rainforest Alliance certification system. .
- Labor Rights and Health Issues in Flowers
- ILRF 5/31/2009
- This flyer provides some facts on flower workers in Latin America and some ideas for what you can do to support flower workers.
- Labor Considerations Regarding the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
- ILRF 5/12/2009
- Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world to be a trade unionist and already in 2009, 17 union leaders have been murdered. Hundreds of union leaders have been killed since the Uribe Administration came to power in 2002, yet the Obama Administration is still considering the passage of a Free Trade Agreement between the U.
