labour | workers' rights


UAW urges tougher labor rules in US-Canada-Mexico trade talks
United Auto Workers leaders called for stronger pay standards and mandates that carmakers build where they sell, ​ahead of Washington's upcoming talks on a new trade ‌deal with Canada and Mexico.
The EU-Ecuador trade agreement must work to protect workers' rights in the banana industry
Ecuadorian trade union ASTAC and its European partners denounce the outrageous lack of human rights and environmental protections in the banana industry under the EU-Ecuador Trade Agreement.
‘A lot of life years lost’: How NAFTA shortened American life spans
A study tracks how the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade competition with Mexico led to earlier deaths for American factory workers.
Trade without accountability: Why the US–Cambodia Tariff deal is important for Cambodian workers
The US–Cambodia tariff deal lacks enforceable labour protections and accountability, leaving Cambodian workers vulnerable and undermining long-standing US credibility and leadership on human rights.
Migrant justice groups call for USMCA overhaul to stop displacement and protect the rights of migrant workers
Public Citizen joined prominent migrant justice organizations in calling for the agreement, as well as immigration policies, to be rewritten to prioritize human rights, labor protections, and climate resilience.
Lesotho textile workers protest US tariffs amid massive job losses and AGOA uncertainty
Hundreds of textile workers took to the streets of Maseru’s city centre on Friday, demanding urgent relief from crippling US tariffs that have triggered widespread layoffs in Lesotho’s vital garment industry.
First comprehensive review of USMCA labor cases shows tool delivered wins, but structural gaps threaten long-term success
Recently initiated six-year USMCA review must include improvements to the USMCA rapid response labor mechanism for intended benefits to materialize
Not a border crisis, but a “free trade” crisis
A new report unpacks how decades of corporate-led trade agreements have displaced millions of people, stripping them of their livelihoods and forcing them to migrate to survive.
AfCFTA risks failure without labor protections, union leader warns
The African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) promise of transformative economic integration could remain unfulfilled unless governments design industrial policies that prioritize workers’ welfare alongside trade liberalization, according to a prominent labor economist.
EU-Vietnam trade agreement has failed to promote rights
EU trade chief’s visit to Hanoi should address political prisoners, labor rights.