Labor Rights
Iranian workers choose: Wages or lashes?
Workers in Iran are tired of working without pay. But they risk lashes and prison time if they peacefully protest for their unpaid wages.
China’s forced labor campaign in Xinjiang
Uighur Muslims are forced to work in factories for little or no pay as the Chinese government continues its crackdown in Xinjiang.
Labor Day: Honoring the U.S. worker for 125 years
Learn more about the past, present and future U.S. workforce — and what that means for economic prosperity around the world.
Who is sentenced to lashings in Iran and why
Iran's Islamic Republic hands out "lashing" sentences based on its penal code. Learn who is punished in this cruel and barbaric manner and why.
5 ways the Cuban revolution has failed the people of Cuba
The Cuban Communist Party has failed to deliver on the promises of the revolution that ushered it into power 60 years ago.
Help stop modern-day slavery. Download this poster.
Human trafficking is modern-day slavery, and it happens everywhere — possibly in your neighborhood. Learn what you can do to stop it.
‘No guarantee of rights’: The plight of Iranian workers
Workers in Iran receive prison and lashes for peacefully advocating better labor conditions. The world rebukes the Iranian regime in response.
Combating global slavery: A new approach
Governments, businesses, civil society, and activists came together at the United Nations to address the scourge of human trafficking.
Clothing giant looks to Ethiopia as start-to-finish supplier
Clothing company PVH has added Ethiopia to its supply chain in a big way with an environmentally friendly industrial park employing thousands of women.