The Advocates for Human Rights
A leader in bringing international human rights to the classroom and the community, providing educational resources and trainings to support the human rights movement in the U.S..

9-5, National Association of Working Women
A national organization dedicated to putting working women’s issues on the public agenda. 9-5 seeks family-friendly policies, the elimination of workplace discrimination, and improved working conditions for women office workers.

AFL - CIO
Created in 1955 by the merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the AFL-CIO is a voluntary federation of 57 national and international labor unions and represents 3 million members in working America.

American Rights at Work
An educational and outreach organization dedicated to promoting the freedom of workers to form unions and bargain collectively. Their website provides information on current events, ways to get involved, and online publications.

The Child Labor Coalition
This organization is committed to strengthening child labor protections and serves as a national network for the exchange of information about child labor in the U.S.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The EEOC enforces all federal laws prohibiting job discrimination and provides oversight and coordination of all federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices, and policies.

Jobs with Justice
Jobs with Justices engages workers and allies in campaigns to win justice in workplaces and in communities where working families live. Their website includes various campaigns and projects promoting workers’ rights.

National Employment Law Project (NELP)
NELP advocates on behalf of low-wage workers, the poor, the unemployed, and other groups that face barriers to employment and systems of support. NELP engages workers and allies in campaigns to win justice in workplaces.

National Labor Relations Board
An independent federal agency created by Congress in 1935 to administer the National Labor Relations Act, the primary law governing relations between unions and employers in the private sector.

The National Workrights Institute
This organization conducts research and advocacy on issues of human rights in the workplace and seeks to improve workers’ legal protection. Their website provides information on key human rights issues and campaigning information for workers.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
An agency of the U.S. Department of Labor that assures safe and healthful working conditions for men and women. It provides research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health.

TransFair USA
TransFair USA tracks products from farm to finished product, verifying industry compliance with Fair Trade criteria and increasing U.S. consumer awareness.

United States Department of Labor
This government agency fosters and promotes the welfare of job seekers, wage earners, and retirees in the U.S. by improving their working conditions and administering a variety of federal labor laws.

United Students Against Sweatshops
This network of students in North America advocate for workers’ rights by bringing students on campuses together to create a united youth front against sweatshops.

Work Place Fairness
Work Place Fairness provides information, education, and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide and promotes public policies that advance employee rights.

Worker Rights Consortium
This independent labor rights monitoring organization, conducts investigations of working conditions in factories around the globe to combat sweatshops and protect the rights of workers who sew apparel and make other products sold in the U.S.