Center for Global Workers’ Rights
The Center for Global Workers’ Rights (CGWR) was established in 2012 as a research center within the School of Labor and Employment Relations.
It has a particular focus on vulnerable workers in precarious sectors of the global economy, such as sweatshop workers in global supply chains in the apparel and electronics sectors. It publishes research reports, funds student projects on workers’ rights, organizes scholar-practitioner exchanges, and co-hosts the Global Labour Journal. It is home to the Labour Rights Indicators, which is considered to be the most comprehensive global database on workers’ rights.
The CGWR has a strong partnership with the Global Labour University (GLU) since 2013, when preparatory work began for the launch of the first edition of the master program in Labor and Global Workers’ Rights (LGWR). For more than a decade, CGWR has been actively involved with LGWR students, providing support for their initiatives, engaging in research projects, participating in film festivals, and more.
In September 2024, CGWR became an associate member of GLU, to serve as a reference point for research on local, national, and global labor issues, while also serving as a valuable point of reference for LGWR alumni.
