International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network (ILAW Network) is a membership organization for union and worker rights’ lawyers. The core mission of the ILAW Network is to bring together legal practitioners and scholars in an exchange of ideas and information in order to best represent the rights and interests of workers and their organizations wherever they may be.
Future of Labor Law Database
An online resource for ILAW members to discuss, debate, and co-create model laws and policies. These models are intended to be worker-centric, inclusive, compliant with all international laws and reflective of best practices. To access the database, please click the icon above.
Litigation Fund
The ILAW Network is able to provide modest financial assistance to support the work of its members to bring strategic litigation to promote or defend the rights and interests of workers and trade unions. Please fill in the application by clicking the icon above to request access to this fund.
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Iraqi unions reject controversial draft law
The Conference of Iraq Federations and Workers Unions (CIFWU) and the Iraqi Trade Union Council (ITUC), representing ten union federations, have rejected a proposed draft law on trade union organization …
Thousands of imports enter Australia from firms blacklisted by US over alleged Uyghur forced labour links
Australia is allowing thousands of imports from Chinese companies blacklisted by the US over alleged links to forced Uyghur labour, including a supplier of parts to Sydney Metro vehicles, government …
‘So immoral’: gig economy workers charged fee to get paid quicker
Retail assistants have accused a gig economy firm of “holding them to ransom” by making them pay a fee if they want to receive their wages within 30 days. A …
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NLRB rules anti-union captive audience meetings an illegal abuse of employer power
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that anti-union captive audience meetings in particular are illegal because they interfere with workers’ right to freely choose whether to form or join …
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EU Minimum Wage Directive Before the European Court of Justice: It’s Not All Over Now…
It came as a shock to many supporters of a Social Europe when, on 14 January 2025, the Advocate General to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), …