International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network (ILAW Network) is a membership organization for union and worker rights’ lawyers. The core mission of the ILAW Network is to bring together legal practitioners and scholars in an exchange of ideas and information in order to best represent the rights and interests of workers and their organizations wherever they may be.
Future of Labor Law Wiki
An online resource for ILAW members to discuss, debate, and co-create model laws and policies. These models are intended to be worker-centric, inclusive, compliant with all international laws and reflective of best practices. To access the Wiki, please click the icon above.
Litigation Fund
The ILAW Network is able to provide modest financial assistance to support the work of its members to bring strategic litigation to promote or defend the rights and interests of workers and trade unions. Please fill in the application by clicking the icon above to request access to this fund.
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U.S. employers have gone from opposing international labor standards to hiding behind them. Now a complaint is trying to stop U.S.-style union busting from taking over the world
Earlier this month, a group of U.S. unions–the AFL-CIO, SEIU, and Workers United–filed a complaint with the International Labour Organization’s Committee on Freedom of Association. In the filing, they convincingly argue …
Court declares no work no pay legal for ASUU
Justice Benedict Kanpiq held that in line with section 43(1a) of the Trade Union Act, members of ASUU who participated in the 8 months long strike are not entitled to …
How to protect undocumented workers from exploitation
Then there are small but important legislation fixes to empower workers, such as a Massachusetts bill filed in the House by state Representative Tram Nguyen and in the state Senate by Senator Jamie Eldridge …
New issue of the Global Labour Rights Reporter
Resources
Empowerment or Exploitation: Global Perspectives on Women’s Work in the Platform Economy
This signature volume of essays, part of a regular series curated and edited by the JustJobs Network, seeks to provide varying perspectives on the opportunities and challenges that technology, particularly …
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A just transition guaranteed by international law is within reach – here’s how
“In 2021, we argued that the core elements of any conceptualisation of a just transition is already well-rooted in international human rights law. We contended that a just transition should not be considered merely …