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We are a coalition of 40+ member and partner organizations committed to ending corporate abuse of people and the planet. Website-https://icar.ngo/

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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Fashion brands say they’re “ethical,” but @somoamsterdam.bsky.social shows many rely on audits that can hide real labor abuses. Companies sell a clean image at the expense of workers despite their unsafe conditions. Accountability has to go beyond marketing. #LaborRights #CorporateAccountability.
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social exposes what we already suspected: attacks on human rights due diligence legislation were never about "simplification," they were about maintaining impunity for some of the world's biggest polluters. US companies are conspiring to undo democratically adopted laws
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
At 11:15 (12/10) join us for Human Rights panel * Kevin G. Hall @occrp.org * David McKean @theicar.bsky.social * Amanda Klasing @amnesty.org www.forumarmstrade.org/annual2025.h...
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
On October 30th, ICAR, join by Humanity Untied Action, & @htlegalcenter.bsky.social submitted a comment to the U.S. Trade Representative highlighting forced labor and opaque supply chains as significant foreign trade barriers.
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Energy Transfer's investments have only been under public scrutiny in Germany, as a result of civil society and parliament activity. Given the Trump administration’s political agenda, all EU member states must be particularly vigilant with investors from the US. ⚠️ Full analysis ⬇️ 3/3 🧵
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EU countries are selling critical energy infrastructure to Trump-aligned fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer - SOMO
Since winning a second term, President Trump has rolled out a policy agenda that, amongst other things, gives strong support to the interests of fossil fuel energy companies(opens in new window) . Thi...
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
After acquiring key energy infrastructure in the Netherlands and Ireland in 2024, Energy Transfer is now trying to buy more in Germany and Poland. This puts Europe's sovereignty and energy security at risk. Meanwhile, European regulators appear to be asleep at the wheel. 💤 2/3 🧵
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🚨 Fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer is buying up key European energy facilities. Europe should worry... Red flags? 🚩 Friends with the Trump administration 🚩 A track record of environmental violations 🚩 High hostility towards activists 1/3 🧵
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EU countries are selling critical energy infrastructure to Trump-aligned fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer - SOMO
Since winning a second term, President Trump has rolled out a policy agenda that, amongst other things, gives strong support to the interests of fossil fuel energy companies(opens in new window) . Thi...
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European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) @eccjorg.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🚨 NEW joint statement It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line. Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests. corporatejustice.org/publications...
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JOINT STATEMENT Call for European Parliament to deliver a credible and ambitious approach on Omnibus I - ECCJ
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Join us for the upcoming webinar hosted by the Global Initiative for Corporate Accountability, "The New Korean Due diligence Bill: The Context, The Contents & What Happens Next" on November 6 at 9:30 AM EST & 12:00 AM EST. Register for the 9:30 AM EST webinar here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Jackie Lewis @jackieclewis.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Was a joy to be able to speak about the Thriving Communities Narrative co-created by the Global Initiative for Corporate Accountability and Hope-based Communications at the @iccr.bsky.social Conference earlier this week with such a great group of advocates.
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The Investor Alliance for Human Rights @investforrights.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
“The CSDDD is bad for business.” Is it really? Or is that a convenient narrative for those resisting change? In a new joint blog, Noor Hamadeh of @theicar.bsky.social & our own Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt explore the pushback against the EU’s CSDDD. investorsforhumanrights.org/news/csddd-b...
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CSDDD: Bad for business, or the bane of bad actors? | Investor Alliance for Human Rights
By Noor Hamadeh, Senior Advocacy Counsel at the International Corporate Accountability (ICAR) and Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, Associate Director at the Investor Alliance for Human Rights
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
The US fossil fuel industry is using the EU-US trade deal to undermine an EU law requiring companies to reduce their climate impacts and tackle corporate abuses worldwide. European parliamentarians should fight back. www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
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EU-US Trade Deal Threatens EU Corporate Accountability Law
The European Parliament should ensure that the European Union’s flagship corporate accountability law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), does not become a victim of the EU-...
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 28/08/2025
Trump reportedly owns more than $600,000 in shares of Nvidia and Apple. Both companies have financially benefited from special concessions Trump made to them while in office. The president is profiting off the policies he sets. This is corruption in its rawest form.
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Reminder: Despite the Musk-Trump feud, a significant proportion of DOGE agents—who continue to gut essential government functions and endanger your privacy—have close ties to Elon Musk and his companies. We're continuing to track them here: therevolvingdoorproject.org/doge-staff-a...
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Sunita Jain Anti-Trafficking Initiative @sunitajainlls.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
California's procurement laws are outdated and toothless against forced labor. AB 381 would fix that—bringing state law in line with federal standards. U.S. Ambassadors + Fresno leaders are urging action. Support the bill. #EndForcedLabor #AB381 Read: www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read...
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The Human Trafficking Legal Center @htlegalcenter.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
There are no magic fixes, but Section 307 of the US Tariff Act delivers results. Import bans blocking forced-labor tainted goods from the US market have led to more than $62 million in back wages & fees returned to workers. Read our @opendemocracy.net oped: www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
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The Human Trafficking Legal Center @htlegalcenter.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
In response to an @opendemocracy.net op-ed criticizing import bans, we wrote to set the record straight: Import bans push companies to address forced labor in their supply chains in ways voluntary measures never have. That should be applauded—not condemned. www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
We stand in solidarity with the Indonesian fishers who have filed a human trafficking lawsuit against US tuna brand Bumble Bee. It is never easy for individuals to go up against influential corporations, but they are. Join us in standing with them: act.gp/solidarity-with-fishers
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Solidarity with Fishers - Greenpeace Southeast Asia
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Trump’s Labor Department is aiming to rewrite or repeal 60+ regulations, including: -Minimum wage for home health care workers -Protections for migrant farm workers -Construction & mine safety -OSHA’s ability to punish employers for unsafe workplaces The "pro-worker” president.
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Above Ground @abovegroundngo.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
👉 Read our op-ed on Canadian-company GardaWorld's connection to 'Alligator Alcatraz' and the need for Canada to adopt a strong human rights due diligence law to prevent abuse by Canadian companies @business-humanrights.org @amnesty.ca @hrw.org @theicar.bsky.social @devpeacedpcc.bsky.social
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
📣 Corporate Accountability Lab's new report "Bullsh*t: Forced Labor in Brazil’s Beef and Tallow Supply Chains" finds endemic forced labor practices on Brazilian ranches supplying cattle to MN meatpacking giants JBS, Marfrig and Minerva. Read the full report here: bit.ly/3IKtNMj
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Bullsh*t: Forced Labor in Brazil's Beef and Tallow Supply Chains — Corporate Accountability Lab
While the U.S. is the second largest consumer of Brazilian beef, the report reveals that the biofuel industry’s growing demands have made it the top purchaser of beef tallow, concentrated fat rendered...
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Most people want a livable planet and fair treatment from businesses. European parliamentarians should resist corporate lobbying against a law that requires businesses to tackle climate change and address their role in human rights abuses. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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US Lobbying Groups Target EU Corporate Accountability Law
As Europe emerges from a devastating heat wave, the European Parliament should reject efforts, including by industry groups in the United States, to weaken the European Union’s flagship corporate acco...
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Corporate lobbying threatens landmark legislation that protects people and the planet across corporate supply chains
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
In addition to FCPA enforcement cuts, the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section, responsible for prosecuting political corruption, has lost its authority to file new cases. Its staff was cut from over 30 attorneys to just five (1/2)
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How Trump defanged the Justice Department’s political-corruption watchdogs
Stripped of its authority and nearly all its staff, the U.S. Justice Department’s storied Public Integrity Section is on life support. Former prosecutors say the overhaul could make it easier to prosecute Trump’s opponents.
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The Good Lobby @thegoodlobby.wsocial.eu · 24/06/2025
📑 A new report from the @eirisfoundation.bsky.social Social LobbyMap project reveals how corporate lobbying influenced the EU CSDDD. 💼 The findings offer crucial insight into lobbying dynamics ahead of the upcoming EU Omnibus reforms. 🔗 Read the full report: bit.ly/44vjOTl
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
In February, President Trump paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which bans corporate bribery of foreign officials. Now Trump’s DOJ has closed HALF of open cases and cut enforcement staff from 32 to 15. www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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US team investigating foreign bribery dwindles, sources say
The U.S. Justice Department's team dedicated to investigating allegations of foreign bribery has dwindled as President Donald Trump's administration reviews its enforcement of a decades-old law aimed at preventing corruption, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Check out the latest from ICAR's Nicole Vander Meulen in @justsecurity.org on the international legal obligations that should constrain corporate behavior, even as the Trump Administration seeks to remove as many guardrails as possible.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 07/06/2025
The nearly 15 million working people of the AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions demand the immediate release of @californialabor.bsky.social Vice President and @seiuca.bsky.social and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta. aflcio.org/press/releas...
Screenshot of a press release from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond: "The nearly 15 million working people of the AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions demand the immediate release of California Federation of Labor Unions Vice President and SEIU California and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta. As the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda has unnecessarily targeted our hard-working immigrant brothers and sisters, David was exercising his constitutional rights and conducting legal observation of ICE activity in his community. He was doing what he has always done, and what we do in unions: putting solidarity into practice and defending our fellow workers. In response, ICE agents violently arrested him, physically injuring David in the process, and are continuing to detain him—a violation of David’s civil liberties and the freedoms this country holds dear. The labor movement stands with David and we will continue to demand justice for our union brother until he is released."
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Transform Trade @transform-trade.org · 22/05/2025
Our new Wearing Thin report, which surveyed 198 Indian garment manufacturers, report found brands cancelling orders, paying late and refusing to pay minimum wage. Read the report and email your MP today, we need a Fashion Watchdog to hold brands to account. www.transform-trade.org/fashion-watc...
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The Human Trafficking Legal Center @htlegalcenter.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
@htlegalcenter.bsky.social congratulates Outlaw Ocean on US Customs & Border Protection's new #importban on a Chinese fishing vessel for #forcedlabor. We were proud to support the Outlaw Ocean team’s 4-year investigation & join in filing the WRO petition. theoutlawocean.substack.com/p/federal-au...
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Federal Authorities Take Action on China’s Fishing Fleet
Bad things happened on the Zhen Fa 7.
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Fossil fuel companies must be held accountable for their #DecadesOfDeceit and the climate harms their products have caused. A new report from @ucs.org lays out the case against major fossil fuel companies for climate fraud and damages. #MakePollutersPay www.ucs.org/resources/de...
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Decades of Deceit
Why the case against the major fossil fuel companies for fraud and climate damages is so strong.
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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 02/05/2025
"If the U.S. shortsightedly ignores civil society, in the long run, as civil society actors rise to positions of power given their trust with local communities, the U.S. will have diplomatic bridges to rebuild rather than utilize," warns the CSIS Human Rights Initiative.
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Support Civil Society, Counter Autocracy
The United States should provide robust and long-term support for civil society. Ending this support cedes the space to dictators looking to build a more authoritarian world.
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The Investor Alliance for Human Rights @investforrights.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Read our new report, developed with @heartlandorg.bsky.social and PeaceNexus Foundation, which provides practical guidance for investors on identifying, assessing, and addressing portfolio exposure to conflict-affected and high-risk areas. View here: bit.ly/42SyOsr
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Humanity United @humanityunitedorg.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Data shows that migrant workers around the world are facing increased risks to their safety as conflict zones spread & worsen. As stated by our partners at @business-humanrights.org, "The challenging circumstances of conflict do not lessen the responsibility of employers to protect their workers."
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Hidden risks for migrant workers in conflict zones - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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Accountability Counsel @accountcounsel.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
A new report from AC + #LAHURNIP finds that 4 hydropower projects have violated Indigenous rights #FPIC and caused harm to people and the planet in the mountains of Nepal. Read the report to learn more about their experiences and their proposed solutions! accountabilitycounsel.org/wp-content/u...
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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
“When governments or companies exploit workers to cut costs, it drags down wages and standards everywhere,” said Shawna Bader-Blau, executive director of the Solidarity Center. Read more here 🔗 news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
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Advocates Sue DOL Over Canceled Grants to Combat Forced Labor
A trio of worker rights and international development organizations say the US Department of Labor violated the law when it canceled millions in grants meant to address child and forced labor in forei...
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The FACT Coalition @factcoalition.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
A new op-ed from the Hudson Institute 's @natesibley.bsky.social outlines how illicit actors use the American fine arts market to launder their proceeds. For more on the connection between the art market and money laundering, check out the work of FACT member @combatlooting.bsky.social
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
58 corporations facing federal investigations donated a total of $50 million to Trump's inauguration. Already, 11 of their cases have been dropped or withdrawn, and 6 more halted. We are watching in real time as corporations bribe the Trump administration to get away with breaking the law.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 24/04/2025
The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine human rights. To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
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US: Trump’s First 100 Days an Assault on Rights
The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine the human rights of people in the United States and abroad.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 24/04/2025
The price of Trump's memecoin soared after he promised to host its top investors at the White House. Trump is blatantly selling access to the presidency. That's appalling.
Price of Trump's memecoin. Graph showing jump in price after dinner with Trump announced for top investors.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Trump will have an "intimate private dinner" at his golf resort with top buyers of his crypto memecoin. He and his inner circle stand to profit from this token and a proposed national crypto reserve — while taxpayers could be left holding the bag.   Corruption in plain sight.
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
ICYMI, President Trump recently made history by issuing the first-ever presidential pardon of a corporation. We are entering an era of corporate impunity where even successful convictions could potentially be bargained away at the right price. Big business is not above the law. bit.ly/44EtOKn
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Trump Just Pardoned ... a Corporation?
In what may be an American first, President Donald Trump pardoned a company sentenced to $100 million in fines for breaking money laundering laws.
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
ICAR and 100+ civil society organizations are calling on @USDOL to restore $500M in funding to combat forced labor & child labor. These funds are essential to protect children and to end #humantrafficking. These cuts put lives at risk. #ForcedLabor #ChildLabor stopchildlabor.org/civil-societ...
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Civil Society Groups Alarmed by Cuts to ILAB Grants to Address Forced Labor and Child Labor – Stop Child Labor – The Child Labor Coalition
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Oceana @oceana.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
The Trump admin’s new executive orders claim to “strengthen” U.S. fishing—but they do the opposite. They roll back protections, threaten marine life, and hurt the very fishers they allege to help. oceana.ly/3EpbzOA
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Greenpeace USA @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The MSC blue fish label doesn’t mean the tuna you’re looking at is ethically sourced. It could still be linked to forced labor. Greenpeace US & allies in the SWG call on MSC and seafood companies to be clear that labor and human rights are NOT covered by the little blue fish. tinyurl.com/SWG-MSC
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Seafood Working Group Calls for MSC Accountability on Forced Labor in Certified Fisheries
Seafood Working Group Calls for MSC Accountability on Forced Labor in Certified Fisheries February 10th, 2025Dear Marine Stewardship Council:We, the Seafood Working Group (SWG), representing labor, hu...
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The Trump Administration published an Executive Order and a Fact Sheet introducing a trade strategy on Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness. Let’s dive into implications for labor rights in US seafood supply chains www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 21/04/2025
Working families deserve better than unaccountable billionaires gutting the essential services they rely on. Join @deptofworkers.bsky.social TONIGHT in Chicago for a public hearing where federal workers and community leaders will share their stories and fight to stop the billionaire takeover!
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Around the world there is growing scrutiny on whether corporate lobbying efforts align with the public interest & sustainability commitments. It's time for corporations to improve transparency and accountability in lobbying activities. Read GRI's recent report to learn more:
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GRI - Growing global demands for more transparency on lobbying
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Alt U.S. Department of Labor @alt-dol.altgov.info · 21/04/2025
This is horrifying. Workers will pay the price.
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ICAR @theicar.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
DOGE putting NGOs receiving federal funding in a Catch-22: Fight in court to keep the funding that DOGE cut illegally, but receiving federal funding means that DOGE attempts to place a team at the NGO to strangle its independence. Democracy requires a vibrant civil society--this seeks to end it.
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