Posts by Global Labor Justice

Op-ed: Fighting forced labor across tuna supply chains: Progress requires companies to work with fishers’ unions

March 14, 2025

On 12 March, four Indonesian fishers filed a lawsuit against Bumble Bee detailing egregious allegations of forced labor and abuse of workers on vessels that supply albacore to the U.S. market. The complaint details the harrowing stories of the men who left their villages to work on distant-water longline fishing vessels, based on promises of good jobs to provide for their families. 

 

Five Years of ILO Convention 190: Addressing Violence and Harassment in the Word of Work

June 28, 2024

 

C190 continues to be the fastest ratified convention in ILO history- with 44 countries now having ratified. And the momentum for C190 is growing. On the eve of C190’s anniversary, GLJ along with many partners, including Solidarity Center, Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity (BCWS), Feminist Alliance for Rights, HumanRights Watch, International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), International Trade Union Confederation - ITUC), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and UNI Global Union, held a digital town hall that capped a month of activities to celebrate five years of C190.