What Global Labor Justice does

Global Labor Justice (GLJ) is an independent nonprofit labor-rights advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., founded in 1986 as the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) and now operating with a team of over 20 staff based in the U.S. and internationally. The organization's stated mission is to support workers and unions around the world in exercising freedom of association and collective bargaining, which it treats as enabling rights underpinning fairer wages, freedom from forced labor, gender-based violence-free workplaces, and resilient supply chains. Its work spans garment, seafood/fisheries, agriculture (including bananas and melons), hospitality, and cotton sectors, and it engages transnational supply chains across Asia, the Middle East (including GCC countries for migrant workers), Central America, and South America.

GLJ does not sell a commercial product or technology platform; its core "offerings" are programmatic: multi-stakeholder enforceable supply-chain agreements (e.g., the Dindigul Agreement and the Central Java Agreement for Gender Justice with H&M Group, Gap Inc., PVH Corporation, and Eastman Exports), advocacy campaigns (Cotton Campaign, Wi-Fi NOW for Fishers' Rights, SeeUsNike, Fyffes/Honduras), research and policy briefs (Model Operational Guidelines for Wi-Fi Access on distant-water fishing vessels, UN CSW submissions), strategic litigation support (e.g., NagaWorld/LRSU in Cambodia), and direct support for union organizing (IUF-affiliated hotel-worker campaigns in Africa and the Caribbean; STAS in Honduras; SINTRAIBANA in Panama). Its revenue model is donation- and grant-driven via a NeonCRM-processed website donate flow, with no disclosed pricing, subscriptions, or commercial customers.

GLJ monetizes influence rather than product. It convenes coalitions spanning global union federations (IUF, ITF), national unions (TTCU, LRSU, CIWU, FOSPI-PMFU, STAS, SINTRAIBANA), international NGOs (AFWA, Cotton Campaign, Seafood Working Group, Coalition on Labor Justice for Migrants in the Gulf), and brand signatories, and it targets both employers and institutional investors as leverage points for change. Distribution runs through its website (globallaborjustice.org), multilingual content in English, Simplified Chinese, Central Khmer, and Tagalog, social channels (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, WhatsApp), press releases, and participation in forums such as the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The organization is private, has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding rounds, and was led by founding Executive Director Rev. Pharis Harvey until his death in April 2026.

Name

Global Labor Justice

Legal name

Global Labor Justice

Website

https://globallaborjustice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Global Labor Justice is an independent U.S.-based nonprofit that supports transnational worker and union organizing for freedom of association and collective bargaining across garment, seafood, hospitality, agriculture, and cotton supply chains worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Labor, Social Protection & Occupational Safety Standards Cooperation (BPADANAM), Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs (EDAAAOAJ), Inclusive Trade (Gender, Youth, Marginalized Groups) (BPADAMAM)

Keywords

• Labor rights advocacy
• Freedom of association
• Worker organizing
• Supply chain accountability
• Gender-based violence prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations: Global Labor Justice accepts donations through its website to support its mission of advancing workers' rights worldwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Global Labor Justice is a nonprofit strategy hub that supports transnational collaboration among worker and migrant organizations through coalition-based advocacy campaigns, policy advocacy, strategic research, and the development of enforceable supply chain agreements. Its work centers on freedom of association, collective bargaining, gender-based violence remediation in garment supply chains, migrant fisher and farmworker rights, and investor engagement on responsible business conduct.

Product overview

Global Labor Justice is a nonprofit labor rights advocacy organization, not a technology product company. It does not offer commercial software products, platforms, or modules. Its offerings consist of advocacy campaigns, research, policy advocacy, and worker rights programs including freedom of association campaigns, gender justice agreements (Dindigul Agreement, Central Java Agreement), labor rights in global supply chains, and hospitality worker organizing. These are programmatic initiatives, not technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freedom of Association Program
• Dindigul Agreement to Eliminate Gender-based Violence and Harassment
• Central Java Agreement for Gender Justice
• Wi-Fi NOW for Fishers' Rights Campaign
• Cotton Campaign
• Hospitality Worker Organizing Campaign
• Global Finance and Labor Rights Advocacy
• Coalition on Labor Justice for Migrants in the Gulf
• Accountable Development Finance Program
• Seafood Working Group

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of hotel workers organized in Africa through union support
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsia Floor Wage Alliance is a key coalition partner in GLJ's work on garment supply chains. Both organizations are signatories to the Dindigul Agreement to eliminate gender-based violence and harassment. The partnership collaborates on enforceable brand agreements and collective bargaining agreements in the garment sector across Asia.
• IUF - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIUF is a global union federation and key strategic partner. GLJ works with IUF and its affiliates in organizing hotel workers in Africa and the Caribbean. The partnership focuses on hospitality sector campaigns, union organizing, and collective bargaining efforts.
• Wi-Fi NOW for Fishers' Rights CampaigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn international campaign coalition including U.S., Taiwanese, Japanese and Indonesian allies: Indonesian Seafarers' Gathering Forum – Pingtung Migrant Fishers Union (FOSPI-PMFU), Global Labor Justice, Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR), Stella Maris Kaohsiung, Serve the People Association (SPA), and Pacific Asia Resource Center (PARC). The campaign advocates for mandatory Wi-Fi on distant-water fishing vessels to protect fishers' labor rights and freedom of association.
• Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Wi-Fi NOW for Fishers' Rights Campaign, advocating for migrant fishers' labor rights in Taiwan's distant water fisheries.
• Indonesian Seafarers' Gathering Forum – Pingtung Migrant Fishers Union (FOSPI-PMFU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA migrant fishers' union that is a member of the Wi-Fi Campaign and documents deaths and labor violations among fishers working on Taiwanese-flagged vessels.
• Seafood Working GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition representing labor, human rights, and environmental organizations that advocates for accountability regarding forced labor in MSC-certified fisheries. GLJ is a member along with ITF, Humanity United, Freedom Fund, and Greenpeace US.
• Serve the People Association (SPA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Wi-Fi NOW for Fishers' Rights Campaign, advocating for labor rights of migrant workers.
• Pacific Asia Resource Center (PARC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Wi-Fi NOW for Fishers' Rights Campaign, providing research and advocacy support.
• Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld (LRSU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIUF-affiliated union at NagaWorld casino in Cambodia. GLJ supports the union's fight for reinstatement of fired workers and labor rights. LRSU President Chhim Sithar has been imprisoned for union activities.
• Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labor Union (TTCU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen and Dalit-led union that negotiated the landmark Dindigul Agreement with H&M Group, Gap Inc., PVH Corporation, and Eastman Exports to eliminate gender-based violence and harassment.
• Cotton CampaignsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of international human and labor rights NGOs, independent trade unions, brand and retail associations, responsible investor organizations, supply chain transparency groups, and academic partners working to end state-imposed forced labor in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan cotton industries.
• Coalition on Labor Justice for Migrants in the GulfsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational coalition of human and labor rights organizations, migrant rights organizations, and independent trade unions advocating for migrant worker rights in GCC countries.
• International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal union federation collaborating on seafood sector labor issues through the Seafood Working Group.
• International Domestic Workers FederationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-signatory to May Day 2026 joint statement on feminist labor justice agenda from Global Labor Justice, International Domestic Workers Federation, WIEGO, and Working Horizons/Horizontes de Trabalho.
• WIEGOsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing - co-signatory to May Day 2026 joint statement on feminist labor justice agenda.
• Commercial and Industrial Workers Union (CIWU)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSri Lankan union representing workers in Victoria's Secret supply chain. GLJ is calling on Victoria's Secret to engage directly with CIWU and AFWA regarding GBVH in its supply chain.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Solidarity Center: AFL-CIO affiliated international labor rights NGO that supports workers and unions worldwide, including through legal aid, organizing assistance, and advocacy in global supply chains. Directly comparable to GLJ in mission, target beneficiaries, and U.S.-based hub model for international labor solidarity work.
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC): Global union federation representing 200 million workers through national affiliates, advocating for labor rights, collective bargaining, and trade union freedoms. Direct partner of GLJ in the Seafood Working Group and the broader labor rights ecosystem that GLJ operates within.
• Worker Rights Consortium: Independent labor rights monitoring organization focused on garment and apparel supply chains, conducting factory investigations and producing reports used by brands and universities. Comparable as a labor rights nonprofit producing research, supply-chain accountability tools, and freedom-of-association enforcement work.
• Humanity United: Philanthropy and advocacy organization that funds and coordinates efforts to end forced labor and modern slavery, including in fisheries through the Seafood Working Group alongside GLJ. Operates in the same forced-labor and supply-chain accountability ecosystem with comparable advocacy and grantmaking levers.
• Fair Labor Association: Multi-stakeholder nonprofit that audits and certifies supply chains for labor standards compliance across apparel, agriculture, and other sectors. Operates in the same supply-chain accountability space as GLJ but with a more audit-driven, brand-led governance model.
• Clean Clothes Campaign: International alliance focused on improving working conditions and empowering workers in the global garment and sportswear industry. Overlaps with GLJ on garment supply-chain accountability, brand campaigning, and freedom of association in producing countries.
• Asia Floor Wage Alliance: Coalition of labor and civil society organizations in Asia campaigning for living wages and freedom of association in garment supply chains. Listed as a GLJ strategic partner and signatory to the Dindigul Agreement, with overlapping campaigns on GBVH and enforceable brand agreements.

Emerging players

• Worker-Driven Social Responsibility Network: Network promoting worker-driven social responsibility (WSR) programs as an alternative to corporate-led social auditing, particularly in agriculture and food supply chains. Operates in adjacent space to GLJ's enforceable supply-chain agreement models and shares the worker-empowerment orientation.
• Cotton Campaign: Coalition in which GLJ participates, working to end state-imposed forced labor in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan cotton industries through advocacy, reporting, and accountability actions. Comparable mission and advocacy model in a narrower commodity-specific scope.

Broad incumbents

• International Labour Organization (ILO): United Nations agency that sets international labor standards through conventions and supervises their application globally. Operates in the same freedom-of-association and collective-bargaining space as GLJ but as a multilateral standards body with a vastly broader mandate and government membership.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GLJhub
• Facebookfacebook.com/gljhub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/glj-ilrf
• Instagraminstagram.com/globallaborjustice

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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