International Commission For Labor Rights

Programs: In 2014 the international commission for labor rights continued their previous years' work to support the automobile workers at the maruti suzuki factory in haryana, india, and their lawyers in legal filings about the violations of their human and labor rights. Previously iclr had convened an international delegation of labor lawyers and activists that visted india to investigate charges that automobile workers at that factory were being denied labor and human rights under international and indian law. That fact-finding delegation released an authoritative report entitled, "merchants of menace: repressing workers in india's new industrial belt, violations of workers' and trade union rights at maruti suzuki india ltd. ", which found that maruti suzuki india ltd. , and the government and police of the state of haryana violated the rights of maruti suzuki workers at the manesar facility as well as the rights of their family members and supporters.

building on research and writing in 2013, in 2014 iclr released a major report on precarious workers in india detailing their working conditions, and the challenges they face in the exercise of their right to freedom of association. The report was based on worker narratives together with an analysis of the legality of hazardous workers in the chennai automobile hub in the state of tamil nadu in india by multinational auto companies and their supplier companies, and evaluates the legality of such work under international law based on the fundamental rights model of the udhr, as well as domestic law. The report is entitled, "shiny cars, shattered dreams. "

in 2014 iclr's staff took part in worker rights hearings and educational events in indiana aimed at developing an understanding of the rights u. S. Workers have under international and u. S. Law.