BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Harvard Law School//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Harvard Law School - Events X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hls.harvard.edu/calendar/ X-WR-CALDESC:Harvard Law School - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260331T0016Z-1774916216.9339-EO-745879-1@10.73.9.4 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260601T194644Z CREATED:20260330T174809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T202018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T122000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T132000 SUMMARY: Tariffs\, Tech\, and a Turbulent World: Navigating the New Bounds of International Worker Rights DESCRIPTION: Around the world\, workers and their advocates are facing rapi d change. While trade disruptions and strained supply chains unsettle jobs and bargaining power\, automation is reshaping how work is organized and su pervised. New environmental\, social\, and governance rules are emerging an d then being contested or rolled back. At the same time\, lawyers advocatin g for workers’ […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Around the world\, workers and their advocates are faci ng rapid change. While trade disruptions and strained supply chains unsettl e jobs and bargaining power\, automation is reshaping how work is organized and supervised. New environmental\, social\, and governance rules are emer ging and then being contested or rolled back. At the same time\, lawyers ad vocating for workers’ rights face their own unstable terrain: increased pre ssure on the legal profession\, a politicized institutional environment\, a nd moving legal goalposts that affect the tools that are available to deplo y. This event will explore how international lawyers are working transnatio nally to navigate this shifting landscape.
Two experts with a birds’ eye view of the evolving field will discuss how advocates are adapting their strategies to address forced labo r\, supply‑chain abuses\, and new forms of algorithmic management. The lawy ers will draw on their own experience interfacing with unions\, government officials\, and corporate actors\, all while coordinating across borders to address these complex\, multi-national rights questions.
Lunch will be served. 

Panelists

Kelly M. Fay Rodríguez is a Senior Hum an Rights & Foreign Policy Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights.  Previously the Special Representative for International Labor Affairs at t he State Department\, Kelly now leads the Competence Centre for Human Right s Due Diligence. Established by two of the largest unions worldwide\, the C ompetence Centre supports workers and their representatives as they seek to access justice through processes established by human rights due diligence  legislation. Earlier in her career\, Kelly worked on Capitol Hill as trade -counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee. She has also held l egal\, advocacy\, and program management roles\, all with a focus on worker s’ rights.
Jeff Vogt is the founding director of the International Lawye rs Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network\, a community of over 1\,500 worker rig hts attorneys from around the globe. The ILAW Network facilitates informati on exchange among its members who collectively aim to enhance their knowled ge\, improve their strategies\, and collaborate on international law develo pment initiatives. As the Rule of Law Director for the Solidary Center\, he  advises unions abroad on labor law and policy\, labor legislation\, and th e effective use of national\, regional\, and international tribunals. He al so serves on the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization and  on the ILO’s Committee on Freedom of Association.
 
Aminta Ossom  (moderator) is a senior clinical instructor in the International Human Righ ts Clinic\, where she supervises projects on human rights and the global ec onomy. Aminta’s recent clinic collaborations have focused on the rights of workers in the informal economy\, on accountability for human rights abuses in global supply chains\, and on the social and economic impact of climate change. Previously\, she served as a human rights officer at the United Na tions\, where she supported the UN human rights treaty committees and the s pecial rapporteur mandates of the Human Rights Council. She has also held t eaching and legal advising roles at Fordham Law School and Amnesty Internat ional.
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