The 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 Partnership for Workers’ Rights is a groundbreaking collaboration between our two countries to ensure decent work and worker participation for all. During the #G20 Labor and Employment Ministers’ Meeting in Brazil, ILAB was excited to announce $4 million in funding for a new project on Reducing Barriers to Education and Decent Work for LGBTQI+ Youth in Brazil and Latin America, so that LGBTQI+ Youth have equal access to educational and employment opportunities in safe and affirming work environments. View the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eN7aPsnd #Partners4WorkerRights
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A U.S. Department of Labor agency, ILAB safeguards dignity at work, both at home and abroad.
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ILAB's mission is to strengthen global labor standards, enforce labor commitments among trading partners, promote racial and gender equity, and combat international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.
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Acting Secretary Julie Su spoke at the #G20 in Brazil yesterday about the vital need for good jobs in the global economy. A good job is one where workers can exercise their rights, including choosing to join a union. That is a right that belongs to all workers. https://lnkd.in/g5Urr3ZR
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Did you know? In 11 Rapid Response Mechanism cases, workers received $5 million in back pay they were due from their employers as part of comprehensive remediation plans negotiated by the U.S. and Mexican governments. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/esxgVjUA #USMCA
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As we commemorate the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, ILAB is committed to elevating #disability rights on a global level through multilateral coalitions like APEC. Happy Birthday, ADA! https://lnkd.in/ewhU5WuC
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The #USMCA's Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement requested the Mexican government conduct a review at Impro Industries, a parts manufacturer in San Luis Potosí, based on its finding that workers’ rights were denied at the facility. https://lnkd.in/eQM2fxF2
Department of Labor, Office of the Trade Representative seek review of alleged labor rights denial at Impro Industries in San Luis Potosí
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Acting Secretary Julie Su shared in Brazil today at the #G20 Labor and Employment Ministers’ meeting that union workers built our middle class and will be the ones powering our clean energy future. A #JustTransition is up to us! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e9DmuxHF
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On the margins of the #G20, Acting Secretary Julie Su met with Brazilian app delivery workers to hear directly from them about their organizing efforts and challenges. As gig economy platforms take off worldwide, we must strive to protect these workers’ fundamental rights.
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Since 2021, the Rapid Response Mechanism of the #USMCA has remedied labor rights violations at specific facilities across Mexico. The results? Over 36,000 Mexican workers have received better wages, safer working conditions, legitimate union representation and more!
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Acting Secretary Julie Su joined other Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) partners at the #G20 in Fortaleza, Brazil yesterday to discuss how to close the #gender pay gap. We are doing all we can to achieve equal pay in the United States and urge broader action worldwide.
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Acting Secretary Julie Su signed a memorandum of understanding with Brazil’s Labor Prosecutors’ Service under the Partnership for Workers’ Rights. We are looking forward to learning from each other and working together to promote respect for labor rights for U.S. and Brazilian workers. #Partners4WorkerRights https://lnkd.in/eK_H_TGi
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