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Seminar M

The Struggle Against the International Assault on Labor Rights

15 September 2026

Course Description

In this seminar, faculty explored attacks on workers and trade unions around the world, strategies of worker resistance and international solidarity, and the International Court of Justice’s 2026 decision recognizing the right to strike as protected by freedom of association. This seminar includes strategies for using International Labor Organization conventions in domestic law.

Faculty

Ashwini Sukthankar

Activist labor lawyer and founding Director of the International Commission for Labor Rights

Jeffrey Vogt

Rule of Law Director of the Solidarity Center, and co-founder and President of the International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network

Noel Neri

Executive Director of the Pro-Labor Legal Assistance Center, and founding member of the National Union of Peoples Lawyers in the Philippines

Ramapriya Gopalakrishnan

Leading labor lawyer in India who represents public and private unions; worked with the International Labour Organization and the International Commission for Labor Rights

Maximiliano Nagl Garcez

Labor lawyer representing trade unions and social movements in Brazil; board member of International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network

Marjorie Cohn

Moderator, Dean of the People's Academy of International Law

Supplemental Materials

Building Workers' Movements

Noel Neri written remarks

“Challenges in Coalition building of Filipinio workers amidst repression and biolation of workers’ rights” written remarks by Noel Neri

International Labour Law

The Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87

“The Right to Strike Under ILO Convention No. 87” Presentation on The International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion of 21 May 2026  by Jeffrey S. Vogt 

Ratification ILO Conventions

Browse International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention Ratifications by Country

ILO Constitution

ILO Constitution (available in English, French, and Spanish)

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