International Labor Rights Forum

International Labor Rights Forum
Founded1986
TypeNon-profit, Interest group
Location
  • Washington, D.C.
ServicesMedia attention, direct-appeal campaigns, research, lobbying
FieldsProtecting labor rights
Key people
Judy Gearhart
Websitelaborrights.org

The International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) is a nonprofit advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., U.S., that describes itself as "an advocate for and with the working poor around the world." ILRF, formerly the "International Labor Rights Education & Research Fund", was founded in 1986, and the organization's mission statement reads: "ILRF believes that all workers have the right to a safe working environment where they are treated with dignity and respect, and where they can organize freely to defend and promote their rights and interests. ILRF works to develop practical and effective tools to assist workers in winning enforcement of protections for their basic rights, and hold labor rights violators accountable."