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International Labor Rights Forum1634 I St NW, Suite 1001Washington, DC 20006Tel: (202) 347-4100Fax: (202) 347-4885laborrights@ilrf.orgwww.laborrights.org© 2011 by the International Labor Rights ForumDesign by Jessica Laney, Layout by Ali HarrisCover photo © UFCW News Service. About the cover photo: Babul Akhter, in the red shirt, is a Bangladeshi labororganizer who was jailed and beaten for supporting organizing for higher wages and better working conditions.He continues to face fabricated criminal charges. On April 4, 2011, at a rally in Washington D.C., Babul joined insolidarity with U.S. workers to protest limits on workers’ rights to bargain collectively.All uncredited photos by the International Labor Rights ForumINTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 20102

TABLE OF CONTENTSNote from the Director................................................................................ 22010 Highlights................................................................................................3Programs:Stop Child and Forced Labor........................................................ 5Creating a Sweatfree World.......................................................... 9Freedom at Work........................................................................... 13Rights for Working Women.........................................................16Financials......................................................................................................... 19Supporters...................................................................................................... 2026 YEARS OF SUCCESS IN PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTSSTAFF© ILRF• Jeffrey Becker, Program Officer• Brian Campbell, Director of Policy and Legal Programs• Bjorn Claeson, Director of SweatFree Communities• Liana Foxvog, National Organizer of SweatFreeCommunities• Judy Gearhart, Executive Director• Jessica Jones, Programs Assistant• Julie Kaszton, Outreach Coordinator and AssociateResearcher of Free2Work• Timothy Newman, Campaigns Director• Michelle Petrotta, Program Officer• Trina Tocco, Deputy Director• Haley Wrinkle, Senior Researcher of Free2WorkINTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM2010 ANNUAL REPORT1

A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTORSupporting Workers’ VoicesFor the International Labor Rights Forum, 2010 wasa year of expanding our work in new and excitingdirections. While we were deepening our existingpartnerships and continuing with our establishedprograms, we found that the fight for labor rights requiresus to establish new coalitions, embrace new technologies,and initiate additional campaigns.One great step forward in our ability to build solidaritybetween U.S. labor rights advocates and workersabroad is ILRF’s merger with SweatFree Communities(SFC). The SFC campaigns build community pressurefor local governments to sign sweatfree procurementpolicies. Through old-fashioned community organizingand a focus on advancing policy change, SFC both grewthe number of communities engaged and launchedthe SweatFree Purchasing Consortium, which enablesparticipating local governments to work together ontheir procurement practices. The SFC Campaign andour speaking tour with organizers from Bangladesh andPakistan provided excellent opportunities for ILRF toconnect workers’ struggles abroad more directly withworkers’ struggles in the U.S. and to show how U.S.communities are transcending culture and geography tosupport workers’ rights.This grassroots support was critical to the broadnetworks that came together in North America, Europe,and Asia to press for the release of labor leaders fromwrongful imprisonment last fall. Our connections tocommunity groups in the U.S. helped strengthen ouroutreach to U.S. congressional representatives, nineteenof whom signed letters urging the release of our fellowBangladeshi labor activists.© ILRFOn the high-tech end, ILRF partnered with the Not ForSale Campaign, a non-profit advocacy group out of SanFrancisco, to strengthen and promote the Free2Worktool for rating companies’ supply chain management.The tool is now available as an app for both iPhonesand Android phones. Press coverage continues to bevery favorable and companies are engaging with ourresearchers to learn more about how they can strengthensupply chain monitoring at all levels. This is especiallyimportant at the raw materials level, which is where wefind the most egregious labor rights abuses, including childlabor, forced labor and human trafficking.The Great Recession has not slowed down globalizationor led to any meaningful governance reforms for theglobal economy. Continued threats to our partnersabroad and to collective bargaining rights at home callfor even stronger advocacy on all fronts: for strongergovernmental regulation of all workplaces, for morecorporate accountability, and for more equitable socialpolicies. To that end ILRF has stepped up some of itscampaigns on child labor – combating child labor in theUzbekistan cotton industry and child labor, forced laborand trafficking in cocoa production in Ghana and CoteD’Ivoire. This persistence has begun to pay off in termsof advancing corporate accountability, but much workis still needed to ensure systemic change to hold thoseprofiting from labor rights abuses accountable and toempower workers.As I begin my tenure as Executive Director, I am gratefulto the ILRF staff and board members and especially tomy predecessor and close advisor Bama Athreya forthe strong programs ILRF is running. I look forward tobuilding on this legacy and to working with all of you in2011 and beyond.For all of you reading this letter, thank you for yourinterest, your support and your participation in ourwork! If at times we feel the tide turning against us, thatis when we most need to pull together, create strongerpartnerships and support worker organizing – abroadand at home.In solidarity,INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 20102

STOP CHILD AND FORCED LABOR© ILRFFirestoneFor over 84 years, workers on Bridgestone/Firestone’srubber plantation in Liberia have faced extremeexploitation as they have been forced to meethigh production quotas for low wages, compellingmany workers to bring their children to work withthem. ILRF has worked with allies in Liberia and theUnited States to mobilize activists around the worldto support workers as they demand an end to thesystems that cause child labor and advocate for betterprotections for adult workers. In 2010, the FirestoneAgricultural Workers Union of Liberia (FAWUL)signed its second democratically negotiated collectivebargaining agreement with the company. ILRF organizedsupporters to pressure Firestone to improve its systemfor transporting raw latex on the plantation, whichhad required workers to carry two buckets weighing75 pounds each on their backs for miles every day. Aprovision in the new contract calls for improvementsto this system which are currently being piloted inparts of the plantation. We will continue to monitor theimplementation of the contract and call for additionalimprovements to ensure an end to child labor andother egregious labor rights abuses in rubber tapping.ILRF will also continue to monitor and push for workerrights and well-being in all plantations and all phases ofproduction of the rubber that goes into the tires thatkeep consumers moving throughout the world.COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTGreen AdvocatesThe Association of Environmental Lawyers of Liberia – Green Advocates – was founded in 2001by a group of progressive law school graduates. Green Advocates is Liberia’s first and only publicinterest environmental law organization dedicated to protecting the environment; advancing humanrights protection and advocacy through sound environmental practices; and giving voice to rural,indigenous, and tribal people who historically have been denied access to benefits accruing from theextraction of timber and other natural resources from their tribal and ancestral lands. ILRF is pleasedto be working with Green Advocates, a partner in the Stop Firestone coalition, to hold Firestoneaccountable for its use of child labor, abuse of workers’ rights and environmental degradation on itsrubber plantation in Harbel, Liberia.INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 20107

STOP CHILD AND FORCED LABORFree2WorkAs demand for products made under decent workingconditions grows, consumers continue to struggle tofind information aboutthe goods we buy. In2010, ILRF strengthenedour partnership withthe Not for SaleCampaign throughthe development ofFree2Work.org. This website rates products andcompanies based on their policies to eliminate forced andchild labor in their supply chains. Through the year, ratingsof new companies in a range of industries, from food toclothing to electronics, were added to the site. We alsoadded ratings of certification programs as a new featureto help consumers understand the policies behind theincreasing number of labels in the marketplace claimingto protect worker rights. A new Free2Work iPhoneapplication helps consumers access information abouttheir favorite products while they shop. Download themobile application and keep visiting Free2Work.org as wegreatly expand the number of products and certificationprograms analyzed on the site.Cotton CampaignILRF once again led the charge in 2010 in advocacy effortsto eliminate forced child labor on Uzbekistan’s cottonplantations.In Uzbekistan, the government continued to removethousands of children from schools across the countryand forced them to pick cotton during the 2010harvest. While many of the largest clothing companiesin the world have agreed to stop sourcing cottonfrom Uzbekistan until the government ends the statesponsoreduse of forced child labor, some companiescontinue to drag their feet. Building on our successin convincing L. L. Bean, J. Crew and Hanesbrands tojoin industry efforts to eradicate forced child labor intheir cotton supply chains, ILRF supporters successfullypressured Abercrombie & Fitch to announce a policy tostop sourcing Uzbek cotton in 2010. We also floodedthe popular children’s clothing brand Gymboree withe-mails and phone calls. In 2011, we will expand effortsto pressure more brands to join industry efforts to endthese abuses.ILRF continued work with the AFL-CIO as well as theUnited States Council for International Business to securea formal hearing at the International Labor Organizationat its annual conference in June. At the conference, weworked with international trade unions to help raiseawareness and prepare testimony for the hearing. Asa result of the hearing, the ILO called for a High-levelMission to investigate and to produce recommendationsthat would lead to the elimination of child labor.In July 2010, the United States Trade Representativeannounced that our petition to review labor practices inUzbekistan and to hold the government accountable forviolations of U.S. trade law would remain under review.ILRF looks forward to expanding and strengthening ourcampaign against child labor in Uzbekistan and buildingupon the successes.COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTGlobal Connections to Local ResearchGlocal Research was established in 2000 in Hyderabad, India. The organization has expertise in the areasof agriculture, child labor, natural resource management, rural development and rural livelihoods, andhas undertaken several research, monitoring and evaluation studies, and training workshops related tothese areas during the past 10 years. ILRF has worked closely with Glocal Research on its campaign toend child labor in cotton. Most recently ILRF and Glocal Research collaborated on the research for twoinfluential papers: Signs of Hope: Child and Adult Labor in Cottonseed Production in India and a report on thedevelopments of child labor advocacy in the cotton fields in India and Growing Up in the Danger Fields: Childand Adult Labor in Vegetable Seed Production in India. These reports are available at bit.ly/indiaseeds.INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 20108

CREATING A SWEATFREE WORLDOn the day the Bangladeshi government revised theminimum wage for garment workers to a new levelof poverty and malnutrition, SweatFree Communitiesreleased Enemies of the Nation or Human RightsDefenders? Fighting Poverty Wages in Bangladesh,a detailed account of repression against the BCWSlabor rights defenders. Available for free download atsweatfree.org/bcws.Rule of law in ChinaOn May 12, 2010, ILRF published a report on the implementationof China’s 2008 Labor Contract Law (bit.ly/chinareport), one of the most important pieces of laborlegislation in China since the founding of the PRC. Usinghundreds of interviews with Chinese migrant workersand business managers, this report examines the impactof this new legislation on workplaces in the country’sexport manufacturing hubs in the Pearl River Delta.The report noted three key findings: 1) Workers weregenerally optimistic that the law could increase laborrights protection, but implementation remains a keyconcern, and greater attention should be paid to ensurelocal governments are meeting their legal requirements;2) More workers were covered by written contracts, butmany contracts lacked basic legal requirements, indicatinga need to focus on the process of signing contracts toensure material compliance with the law; and 3) Age andeducation levels of workers significantly influence howthey get information about their legal rights, which willrequire adjustments in the methods of communicationnow utilized by government authorities and NGOs.After issuing the report, ILRF scheduled and led a meetingto discuss the report, inviting U.S. officials from relevantexecutive and congressional agencies, as well as interestedU.S.-based NGOs and labor union allies. During thismeeting, participants discussed the report’s findings andconclusions, as well as how to use this information toimprove the work of parties operating in China.Building a market for decent working conditionsGovernment contracting for goods like public employeeuniforms creates millions of jobs. When governmentspurchase these goods without concern for the workerswho make them, governments create incentives for jobswith low wages for long hours of work in unhealthy andabusive conditions. Government procurement of uniformsand other apparel often subsidizes sweatshop conditionswhere wages are so low that workers and their families© SweatFree Communities© ILRFINTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 201011

FREEDOM AT WORK© Jay Directo, AFP, Getty ImagesAs workers faced increasing attacks on their right to have a voice on the job andto collectively bargain with their employers, ILRF continued to stand with workersfighting for the right to organize through our Freedom at Work campaign. Fromthe Philippines to Colombia to Algeria, we supported freedom of associationand collective bargaining rights. We also released the Freedom at Work Toolkit foractivists, consumers and unions that draws connections between union rights andother labor and human rights and can be used to organize in local communities tosupport these rights globally.INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 201013

FREEDOM AT WORKimprove both government and private grievance mechanismsmeant to ensure against the abuse of workers’ rightto organize and bargain collectively.When several Congressmen introduced legislation in2009 seeking to expand textile trade benefits for Philippinestextile manufacturers, under the Philippine SAVEAct, ILRF worked with unions on the Philippine Tri-partiteIndustrial Peace Council to analyze the law and its impacton their industry and inform them about the U.S. legislativeprocess. At a meeting organized by the Philippinegovernment and its U.S.-based lobby firm to generatesupport from Philippine unions for the proposal, theunions were prepared to present their ideas. ILRF alsoserved as an educational resource for Congressionaloffices seeking more information on the impact of U.S.laws on the labor movement in the Philippines and on ourcurrent GSP petition.Finally, ILRF began collaborating with the United Electricalworkers and unions in the Philippines to produce the PhilippineLabor News and Analysis (PLNA). While still a workin progress, we look forward to building the capacity sothe PLNA can be a powerful resource for progressivetrade unionists in the United States and the Philippines toshare their experiences and organizing stories.Advancing labor rights under U.S. trade programsThroughout 2010, ILRF continued its public advocacyto advance labor rights under U.S. trade programs. ILRFfiled updated testimony on four different cases under theGeneralized System of Preferences (Bangladesh, Niger,Uzbekistan, and Philippines). ILRF also joined with theWashington Office on Latin America and the GuatemalaHuman Rights Commission to file comments to theUnited States Trade Representative with regard to thecomplaint against the Government of Guatemala underthe labor chapter of the Dominican Republic-CentralAmerican Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). In thecomments, ILRF voiced concern over absence of the ruleof law, and the impunity enjoyed by those who commitviolence and intimidation against trade unionists.© Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and ResearchCOMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTKilusang Mayo Uno Labor CenterAmado Kadena-National Federation of Labor Unions-Kilusang Mayo Uno (AK-NAFLU-KMU) was formed bythe rank-and-file hourly employees at Dole Philippines, an SA8000 certified facility in Polomolok, Mindanao in2001. Elected again in a landslide vote in 2006, Amado Kadena had enjoyed the overwhelming support of Dole’s4,200 unionized rank-and-file employees who work in Dole Philippines processing plants and in the fields ofthe plantation, as well as the local community. During this time, Amado Kadena leaders gained increased payand benefits for members, secured full-time employment for more than 1,500 contract workers, and managedinnovative programs, such as a death aid program, monthly rice allowances, and a mini-mart offering subsidizedgoods. Soon after, however, new management at Dole Philippines disengaged with the elected AK-NAFLU-KMUleaders, reneging on communications commitments in the collective bargaining agreement. Around the same time,the military ramped up their harassment campaign against the union’s supporters. Workers were allowed to leavework to attend military rallies where propaganda maligned the KMU as part of the insurgent front in the region,despite the KMU never having been formally charged for illegal/insurgent activities. Throughout 2010, labor centerKilusang Mayo Uno continued to call for Dole Philippines to stand against trade union repression, for a return todialogue between management and the union leadership and for free and fair union elections.INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 201015

RIGHTS FOR WORKING WOMEN© SweatFree CommunitiesWomen overwhelmingly occupy the lowest paying, most unstable jobs, producingclothes, agricultural products, electronics, and other commodities for export tothe United States. Women workers are systematically denied their rights to equalpay for equal work, permanent contracts, safe and non-hazardous work environmentsand freedom of association. Sexual harassment in the workplace and workplace-relatedsexual violence are particularly egregious and widespread forms ofdiscrimination against women. In 2010, ILRF’s Rights for Working Women campaigncontinued to highlight the particular abuses that women face in the workplace,especially in agricultural export industries, and worked to ensure that U.S. policiesaddressed discrimination against women.INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 201016

RIGHTS FOR WORKING WOMENAdvocating for decent work for domestic workersDomestic work is a sector notorious for exploitativeconditions including forced labor, child labor, and humantrafficking. Domestic workers are often extremelyisolated and vulnerable. The ILO estimates that more girlsunder sixteen work in domestic service than in any othercategory of child labor. Labor legislation in many countriesexcludes domestic workers or does not adequatelyprotect them. Delegates at the June 2010 ILO conferenceagreed to move forward on a new Convention regulatingthe rights of domestic workers. The ILO’s focus on decentwork for domestic workers leading up to and followingthe 2011 International Labor Conference provides anexcellent opportunity to advocate for new internationalprotections for domestic workers and to heightenawareness of the abuses domestic workers experience.During 2010, ILRF coordinated with U.S. governmentagencies and other international rights organizations topromote strong protections for child domestic workersin the text of the proposed Convention by circulating apolicy paper on child domestic work. ILRF also engagedpartners in Indonesia and Guatemala to highlight theworking conditions of child domestic workers and tosupport their advocacy for proper government responsesand protections for domestic workers.© ILRFCOMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTCorporación CactusCorporación Cactus was established in 1995 to investigate, document and expose the problems generatedby the production and commercialization of Colombian cut flowers for export. Cactus’s activities includetrainings for flower workers; raising awareness among consumers; researching the effect of flower productionon the environment, workers, and communities; and researching the working and living conditions of flowerworkers. Over the past ten years, Cactus has used legal strategies that combine analysis, direct legal serviceand alternative mechanisms for promoting human, economic, social, cultural and environmental rights. Inaddition to pursuing general research methods, Cactus has also designed an advocacy strategy to addresspublic policies and company programs, as well as a communications strategy to educate the public. Throughthese initiatives, Cactus has gained knowledge and experience in demanding respect for labor rights froma gender-based perspective. The organization has acquired significant expertise in the global productionand trade of cut flowers, fair trade campaigns, codes of conduct in the flower sector, and social organizingprocesses. Cactus has recently broadened its focus to include not only the flower sector, but also a moregeneral focus on regional sustainable development in Central Colombia.INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 201017

RIGHTS FOR WORKING WOMENInterview with three girls in the kitchens of theMinerva Terminal Market, Guatemala:We start work at 6am and we work until 7pm. We eatbreakfast at noon and we eat lunch at 3 or 4pm. We eat dinnerat 7pm. We have to wash our clothes and the clothes of ourboss and her son; this can take til 9 or 11pm.We live with our boss; she gives us a bed. But we can hardlyget by. We get only four hundred or five hundred quetzals[$50 or $65 per month] to process corn. She wakes us up at5:30am. It’s hard to get up then because we are so tired.© ILRFIf we get sick, she doesn’t give us any medicine. We wanted towork together somewhere else, but we can’t. She might permitit, but we would have to look for other girls to stay and workin our place. And she would treat them the same.Sometimes we don’t see our families for as long as three orfive months because she does not give us permission to leave.We have suffered injuries, burns, cuts on the job.When she gets angry, we don’t get to eat. On Saturday, I didn’tget to eat because she got mad and yelled. We all cried. Ourfamilies don’t know that they treat us poorly here.We cannot leave and we cannot play. We want to be in thesunshine, but we have to be at work.© ILRFWe are afraid because she scolds us when we ask questions.She scolds us, and sometimes she wants to hit us.COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTCEADELFounded in 1999, CEADEL’s mandate is to improve working and living conditions for marginalized groups suchas children, adolescents, youth, and women workers. CEADEL conducts research, documents abuse, and providestraining on the defense of labor rights, promoting the participation and protection of children, at-risk youth,adolescents and women workers. In 2010, ILRF enabled CEADEL to document the living and working conditions ofchild domestic workers.INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 201018

2010 FINANCIALSRevenue 2009 2010Faith Based Institutions 5,010 19,125Foundations 687,014 572,584Contribtion received in the merger0 137,038with Sweatfree CommunitiesOther Institutions 965 19,110Individuals 24,545 33,870Events 63,831 3,710Trade Unions 500 26,225Government 480,065 626,548Honoraria 1,915 9,506Interest 270 229In-Kind 200 374Total Revenue $1,264,315 $1,448,309ExpensesProgram Services 961,545 1,408,640Supporting ServicesManagement and General 82,564 62,034Fundraising 37,924 14,313Total Expenses $1,082,033 $1,484,987Change in Net Assets $182,282 -$36,678Net Assets in Beginning of Year $3,080 $384,980Net Assets at End of Year $384,980* $ 576,262***restricted for use in 2010**restricted for use in 2011INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 201019

ILRF SUPPORTERSOur work would not be possible without the contributions of the following supporters, whoshare our commitment to making social and economic justice a reality for millions of workersworldwide. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the following institutions andindividuals for their generous support in 2010.3BL Media, LLCAccountAbility StrategiesAmerican Federation of TeachersArchmere Academy, Inc.Calvert Asset Management Co. Inc.Caribbean & North American Area CouncilCatholic Relief ServicesChange to WinCommunications Workers of AmericaDebley FundEthix Ventures, Inc.Equal ExchangeFood and MedicineGeneral Service FoundationGeneral Board of Global Ministries/United MethodistsGeorgetown UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityHill House AssociationHospital Employees UnionHospital Employees Union, CanadaHuman and Civil Rights Organizations of AmericaHumanity UnitedILGWU 21st Century Heritage FundInternational Brotherhood of TeamstersJohn Carroll UniversityJustice ClothingLaborers International Union of North AmericaLake Forest CollegeMacalester CollegeMaggie’s OrganicsMarigold Fair TradeMilwaukee Area Technical CollegeMoriah FundMSU School of Industrial RelationsNaomi and Nehemiah Cohen FoundationNeighbors in NeedNew Society FundNew York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United,SEIUNew York State United TeachersNorman Foundation, Inc.NYSUT: A Union of ProfessionalsOpen Society FoundationsOhio Wesleyan UniversityPanta RheaParish of the Holy SpiritPhiladelphia Industrial Workers of the WorldPICA- Power in Community AlliancesPresbyterian Hunger ProgramRamsay Merriam FoundationResource Center of the AmericasService Employees International UnionT. Rowe Price Program for Charitable GivingTides FoundationThe Working WorldThree Rivers Community FoundationTraditions Fair TradeUnionwearUnited Church of Christ and Witness MinistriesUniversity of MarylandUniversity of North CarolinaU.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, HumanRights and LaborU.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and CombatTrafficking in PersonsVillage PastelsWells Fargo Community Support CampaignWorkers United Puerto RicoA special thanks to all our anonymous donors for their generous contributions and financial support.INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 201020

ILRF SUPPORTERSLabor Rights Believer ($100-$249)Benjamin A. ArchibaldPeggy BillingsDavid BlackCarol BracewellMartha BushnellChris & Mary CampbellRobin Broad and John CavanaghRini ChakrabortyEdgar ChenMay Ying ChenSarah ChurchDaniel E. CliftonLynn ClowesRebecca Dewinter-SchmittJesse DeWittRoland D’HoopEsther EwingJames FerloAmy FineDoug FoxvogMargaret FoxvogFrederick HarlingJoseph HarrisChester HartmanTara HolemanMonica HooverMichael & Judy HowdenAlden H. IronsPatricia A. JochimLeslie JohnsAndrew Kang BartlettMichael R. LewisBernhard LieseAnn LinRichard LipsitzJoann LoWalter MacGinitieKatie Malouf BousJoseph MannionRobert C. MarshallPauline MichaudBarbara & Howard MorlandRobert NixonJoanne and John NortonJohn O’ConnorStephen OrenMichael ProkoschMary F. ReidellTylea RichardBrian RugerRichard SandersMichael SelmiJames StolzDavid TempleLeona Lin TempleChristopher TownsendClare TuftsRobert & Judy WallersteinJohn M. WalshJohn WhittonStephen WishartBob ZeiglerBarbara A. ZeluckLabor Rights Activist ($250-$499)Bama AthreyaMargaret BaillieKate BronfenbrennerCandice S. CasonGeorge DalleyRonald DavisonEric DirnbachKarl KlareDaniel SmithMerry TuckerJohnathan WeissglassAnn ZerkelLabor Rights Advocate ($500-$999)Judith AncelTheresa FischerBill Fletcher Jr.Charles A. HeinerSusan R. HelperGary ScapellatiRussell SmithJohn von RosenbergLabor Rights Guardian ($1000-$5000)Lance CompaWilliam MascioliAndrew RozendalDavid SuismanINTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 201021

ILRFThe International Labor Rights Forum is an advocacy organization dedicatedto achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide.BOARD OF DIRECTORSBill Fletcher, PresidentAmerican Federation of Government EmployeesEric Dirnbach, Vice PresidentLiUNA!Christopher Townsend, SecretaryUnited Electrical, Radio, andMachine Workers of America (UE)Cameron Duncan, TreasurerSouthwest Organizing School/National Labor CollegeArturo Alcalde JustinianiNational Association of Democratic Lawyers of MexicoJohn CavanaghInstitute for Policy StudiesRini ChakraboryAmnesty InternationalMay ChenWorkers United / SEIULance CompaSchool of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell UniversityKen GrossingerCross Currents FoundationSarita GuptaJobs with JusticeMark HarrisonUnited Methodist General Board of Church and SocietyYvette Pena LopesBlueGreen AllianceKatie QuanCenter for Labor Research,University of California at BerkeleyJeff RechenbachCommunications Workers of AmericaCarol RosenblattCoalition of Labor Union WomenOmar SalazarASEPROLAKailash SatyarthiSouth Asian Coalition on Child ServitudeRep. Jan SchakowskyU.S. House of RepresentativesDaniel B. Smith, ILRF General CounselAmalgamated Transit UnionJill TuckerLemelson FoundationADVISORY COUNCILPeggy BillingsUnited Methodist ChurchRobin BroadAmerican UniversityAnita ChanAustralian National UniversityAudrey ChapmanUniversity of Connecticut School of MedicineSteve CharnovitzWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPSarah ClevelandUniversity of Texas School of LawTerry CollingsworthConrad and SchererKeith GeigerNational Education AssociationJim HightowerHightower and AssociatesJohn H. HovisUnited Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of AmericaKjeld JakobsenCentral Unica de Trabalhadores, BrazilSomsak KosaisookState Enterprise Worker Relations Confederation, ThailandAtherton MartinThe Development Institute, Dominica, West IndiesMuchtar PakpahanIndonesian Prosperity Workers’ Union (SBSI), IndonesiaSenator Bernie SandersVermontRobert WhiteCenter for International PolicyRay Marshall, President EmeritusBishop Jesse Dewitt, President EmeritusINTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 201022