Penn State LSER Establishes the Center for Global Workers’ Rights (CGWR)

Paul F. Clark, head of the Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Penn State University, brings to our attention, that the Project for Global Workers’ Rights has been elevated to full research center status as of December 1, 2012.

Professor Mark Anner will serve as the founding Director of the Center for Global Workers’ Rights (CGWR) and Professor Jill Jensen will serve as the Center’s Assistant Director.

From the press release:

The Center supports a rigorous academic research agenda on sweatshops, labor standards, and precarious work,  and partners with both activists and practitioners in support of workers' rights, collective representation, social activism,  and on-going efforts to hold accountable those who permit poor and dangerous work conditions, and  violations of workers’ organizing rights.  It also sponsors a Post-Doctoral Scholar each year.

You can find more information on the Center here.

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