http://www.globallabourrights.org/press/ en-us contact@trilogyinteractive.com (Trilogy Interactive) Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:55:01 -0500 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0553 "The U.S. government needs to do far more on two issues: binding agreements on safety codes and the right to organise,aEUR? Charles Kernaghan told IPS. http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0553 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0547 According to a report by the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, a nonprofit international human rights organization, Bangladesh has the lowest labor pay rate at 21 cents an hour. http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0547 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0546 "Charles Kernaghan, director for the Institute for Global Labor and Human Rights, said he was shocked by the CBS News series. 'It has literally been a little over 10 days since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building, and to think that you can still walk into a factory and see child labor, see missing fire extinguishers, see exits blocked and hear workers are getting cheated of their wages is unbelievable,aEUR? Kernaghan said. aEURoeThis is why it is going to be a heavy lift in Bangladesh. Getting Bangladesh on track for legal rights, transparency and adherence to ILO labor standards is not going to happen overnight.' http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0546 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0548 ItaEUR(TM)s been almost a month since the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh, resulting in the deaths of 1100 garment workers. http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0548 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0545 "The Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights (IGLHR) specifically requests that firms not withdraw their production from these factories but work with the factories to improve conditions for workers." http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0545 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0549 Last year, the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights issued a report about dangerous conditions at a factory in China that produced Disney's toys, including an accusation that it forced workers to work in a "fire trap. http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0549 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0544 In Voice of American Press Conference USA, Charles Kernaghan talked about the significance and impact of an international agreement signed by several top global clothing retailers as well as measures that the government of Bangladesh agreed to implement to improve working conditions in the countryaEUR(TM)s garment industry in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza building collapse. http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0544 Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0543 aEURoeItaEUR(TM)s an embarrassment for the (U.S) that Wal-Mart, Gap and Hanes wonaEUR(TM)t go along with the agreement,aEUR? said Kernaghan. aEURoeCorporate monitoring has never worked in the past and eventually everyone is going to follow (the Bangladesh Accord) because voluntary measures just donaEUR(TM)t work.aEUR? http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0543 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0542 As the search for survivors in Bangladesh's collapsed garment factory ends, there is some good news, with the government agreeing to allow workers to form unions without permission from factory owners. http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0542 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0550 With hundreds of additional workers still missing, this disaster is the worst in the history of the garment industry, according to Charles Kernaghan, director of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights ... http://www.globallabourrights.org/press?id=0550