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Sourcing Journal: 'Why Fashion’s Business As Usual ‘Won’t Cut It Anymore’ in Age of Climate Breakdown'
Sourcing Journal
GLI Executive Director Jason Judd is quoted extensively in this piece highlighting our recent "Hot Air" report, where he talks about the "nerdy" nature of our research, as well as high heat, flooding and adaptation efforts.
Extreme heat puts garment factory workers at risk, study shows
Reuters
Jason Judd, executive director at the Global Labor Institute, says “If a brand or retailer knows that temperatures in a production area are excessively high or doing damage to worker health, then they're obligated under this new set of rules to do something about it.”
EU Forced Labour Regulations: Visiting Fellow Samira Rafaela Responds to Its Passage
"“This is a proud moment for us all and a big step forward in the fight for global human rights. The Forced Labor Regulation is an ambitious, human-rights-focused law that sets a new standard in the fight against forced labor worldwide."
Visiting Fellow Samira Rafaela in the International Labor Rights Case Law Journal
She describes the ways this new law can be used to work to eradicate forced labor in Turkmenistan and its larger place in the new emerging global labor order.
Measuring outcomes for supply chain workers is “part and parcel of [European] competitiveness,” says MEP Lara Wolters at a recent GLI, ECCHR, and HRW event
Sourcing Journal: 'Heat Check: Searing Temps Lead to Unsafe Working Conditions in the Global South'
Sourcing Journal
“[I]n Cambodia, the law says the temperature should not be such that it affects workers’ health. That’s worse than useless because the government can point to a standard and say, ‘Well, of course, we have a legal standard'...But of course, the standard’s meaningless.”
Event: Corporate Sustainability and Accountability: How is it working for labor rights?
Please join us for this event in Brussels organized by Cornell GLI, ECCHR, and Human Rights watch on due diligence and reporting requirement, like the EU CSDDD and their forced labor ban. Member of European Parliament Lara Wolters will be a part of the two expert panels.
GLI Executive Director Jason Judd Guests on the ‘Frankly Speaking’ Podcast
GLI Executive Director Jason Judd is on the ‘Frankly Speaking’ podcast from Frank Bold, where he discusses the just transition, GLI’s labor outcome metrics, and sheep, goats, foxes, and hedgehogs.
‘Freedom at Sea’ eCornell Webinar: Journalist Daniel Murphy and Jason Judd on Forced Labor in Commercial Fishing
GLI Executive Director Jason Judd and top investigative journalist Daniel Murphy headlined the eCornell ‘Freedom at Sea’ webinar on how to detect and combat forced labor in commercial fishing.
Eliminating Gender-based Violence and Harassment in Global Supply Chains
We present here our analysis of processes and outcomes in year 2 of the operation of the agreement, as a prelude to a more comprehensive evaluation in 2025 when the agreement expires.
GLI Executive Director Jason Judd Profiled in The New Statesman (UK) ‘Policy Ask’
The New Statesman
GLI executive director Jason Judd is profiled in The New Statesman (UK) ‘Policy Ask’. He talks about the UK’s Modern Slavery Act (‘Not fit for purpose’), the impact of GLI’s 2023 Higher Ground? reports, and renaming Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Bridge.
The Responsible Investor Podcast Discusses Our “Higher Ground?” Report
Our "Higher Ground?" report and Schroders’ Katie Frame are talked about by Responsible Investor in this podcast episode about fast fashion and investors.
25 Metrics to Measure Due Diligence in Global Supply Chain
Cornell ILR’s Global Labor Institute (GLI) launched its Labor Outcomes Metrics on May 29. The new set of 25 quantitative measures allows regulators, firms and unions to score, track and compare impacts over time.
Knowing and Showing: Using Cornell GLI’s Labor Outcome Metrics for Due Diligence
Join us online 29 May for the launch of Cornell GLI’s Labor Outcomes Metrics, a new set of 25 quantitative measures to allow regulators, firms, unions and the rest of us to score, track and compare impacts over time. Registration required.
GLI Announces new visiting fellow MEP Samira Rafaela
Member of the European Parliament Samira Rafaela joins the Global Labor Institute for 2024 – 2025 as a visiting fellow of the Cornell University ILR School.
Employment Announcement: Global Labor Program Associate
The Global Labor Institute is hiring a research specialist in NYC who is familiar with global labor issues and is a strong researcher and writer. The successful candidate will execute research and support management of research projects for GLI. See the announcement here.
GLI Testimony on Trade and Labor for the US International Trade Commission, March 2024
Jason Judd shared findings from recent research and experiences on three under‐explored elements of apparel industry competitiveness: wage‐setting, labor outcomes for workers, and climate vulnerability and adaptation.
GLI 2024 Conference Rolls Up Sleeves to Tackle Global Apparel Production
“The progress of science begins with this sharing of knowledge, expertise and networks, and today we are guests of the Global Labor Institute conference where these three components converge,” said Samira Rafaela at the 2024 GLI Conference on Feb. 2.
Event: Higher Ground? Fashion's Climate Breakdown and its Effect for Workers by the Global Labor Institute and Schroders - Organized by Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Please join us at Columbia Threadneedle Investments in London for a presentation on the Higher Ground? reports by the Global Labor Institute and Schroders. Angus Bauer (Schroders) will be joined by Jason Judd (Global Labor Institute) to present the paper, followed by a panel discussion with expert reactions.
Sarosh Kuruvilla featured in the Articles of Interest Podcast. On the ten year anniversary of a horrible manufacturing disaster- a look at what has changed, what hasn’t, and the massive secret industry behind it all.
Webinar: Higher Ground? Fashion's Climate Breakdown and its Effect for Workers
A multi-stakeholder panel discussion about the Global Labor Institute and Schroders' Higher Ground report, which looks at the impact of climate breakdown on apparel producing countries and workers.
