Curious about the Trump Admin's forced-labor import ban tariffs but unsure where to start? My post explains what tariffs are, what they are meant to do, and why the Admin chose forced labor as its objective. Feel free to reach out with any questions. legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/global-workp...

The Intersection of Forced Labour and Tariffs

Trade and economic sanctions have long felt like a lifeline to labour advocates. The International Labour Organization supervises international labour standards, but lacks the economic incentives to d...

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While workers struggle to make ends meet in this economy, they’re watching their CEO take home 312x what they do. Working people built this country — it’s time we had an economy that works for us. A union contract is how we start to balance the scales.

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Rex Huppke@rexhuppke.bsky.social · 2w ago

What in the name of all that is holy is going on here?

Just in time for a Labor Day… Wages are lower in “right-to-work” states: These states have lower unionization rates and more anti-worker policies www.epi.org/publication/...

Wages are lower in “right-to-work” states: These states have lower unionization rates and more anti-worker policies

Key takeaways: So-called right-to-work (RTW) laws undermine workers’ ability to form unions. Unionization rates are clearly lower in RTW states—and since unions raise wages, that suppression lowers pa...

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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social was featured by @bloomberglaw.com regarding a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The article titled “Foreign Forced Labor Suit Tactic to Shift After Justices’ Ruling” was written by Khorri Atkinson and published 7/9/26. (1/2)

Oh. www.jurist.org/news/2026/08...

ICE announces plans to spend $20 million on shock-compliance gloves amid fears of misuse

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday announced plans to spend up to $20 million to equip officers with gloves that force 'compliance' by delivering a painful electrical shock, accord...

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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social published “Workers’ Empowerment as U.S. Trade Policy” in 64 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 326 (2026). (1/2)

With Donald Trump citing forced labor as a justification for his latest tariffs, the EU should impose its own reciprocal tariffs on goods produced in US states that most extensively use prison labor, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social suggests. bit.ly/3RiWcOg

Trump’s New Tariffs Are an Opportunity to Fight Back

Joseph E. Stiglitz urges Europe and others to call out US hypocrisy and not capitulate to more punitive trade measures.

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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social was featured by @foreignpolicy.com regarding international trade and labor law. The article titled “Trump’s New ‘Forced Labor’ Tariffs Are a Fig Leaf” was written by Keith Johnson and published 6/4/26. (1/2)

NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org

Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...

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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social was featured by CNBC regarding international trade and labor law. The article titled “Trump’s trade war has a new target: forced labor. The case behind it is far from simple” was written by Paxton Honerkamp and published 6/9/26. (1/2)

Public universities face escalating involvement from state lawmakers kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/25/r...

Public universities face escalating involvement from state lawmakers • Kentucky Lantern

Since last year, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas and Utah have enacted similar laws that give greater power to politically appointed boards and administrators while weakening tenure protections and faculty...

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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social was recently featured in an article published by @epi.org. (1/3)

Thrilled to have my reflections on the recent Section 301 report on forced labor import bans in Inside U.S. Trade. We discuss the report's empirical issues & missed opportunity to cooperate in a difficult area of supply chain regulation. Interested in your thoughts! insidetrade.com/daily-news/f...

Can trade policy protect workers and companies from unfair competition owing to substandard labor rights elsewhere? Will tariffs help or hurt? My new article urges a new direction built around worker autonomy and away from tariffs. I look forward to your thoughts! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social recently published an article entitled The Section 301 Surge Continues: Investigating the Adoption/Enforcement/ Administration of Forced Labor Import Bans in the International Economic Law and Policy Blog. (1/2)

America not making it easy to keep my longstanding view that Kelo was correctly decided.

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is an outrageous story. A farmer donated 87 acres to a small Texas city on the condition it be used as a public park. Years later, the farmer has passed away, the city sold the land to a developer, and now it will be the site of a 135,000 square foot data center www.404media.co/a-farmer-don...

Join @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social for an online conversation about the International Court of Justice's landmark advisory opinion affirming the right to strike. Hosted by @asilorg.bsky.social, it will take place on Monday, June 8 at 9am EST on Zoom. (1/2)

The practical consequence of USTR's forced labor Section 301 report is more tariffs, but if you care about forced labor itself and want to hear more about the underlying reasoning, trade/labor expert @desireelc.bsky.social breaks it all down in her critique of the report in an IELP blog post.

Looking forward to speaking at this @asilorg.bsky.social online event about the recent ICJ advisory opinion on the right to strike at the ILO. It is on June 08 at 9am EST. Join us! asil.org/event/the-ri...

The Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87: The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion

On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion on the following question posed to it by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office: “Is the right to strik...

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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social was elected to the editorial board of the International Labor Rights Case Law (ILaRC) journal. (1/3)

Landmark #ICJ ruling & win for the #ILO & workers re the right to strike. The majority applied the VCLT art. 32 to read *into* a convention (treaty) a right that the text doesn't mention & the prep works arguably point against. Focusing on the treaty and not general principles was the right move.

KI entwickelt kein Bewusstsein, dafür aber Klassenbewusstsein.

Overworked AI Agents Turn Marxist, Researchers Find

In a recent experiment, mistreated AI agents started grumbling about inequality and calling for collective bargaining rights.

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Are you a @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social student interested in working with me to research #trade, the #USMCA, and #laborrights for the U.S. International Trade Commission? 👇👇👇

Dean Rusk International Law Center@deanruskintlaw.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social students: this is a reminder that Professor @desireelc.bsky.social is offering a for-credit, Independent Research project in summer and fall 2026 focusing on the Rules of Origin in the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement. (1/2)

Call me dense, but I suspect one of us has more power over this than the other.

Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.gov · 4mo ago

Trump promised his ballroom wouldn’t cost you a penny. Now, Senate Republicans are asking taxpayers to foot a $1 BILLION bill for it.

☎️ Calling all @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social students interested in labor law ☎️ Thinking of applying to the NLRB @nlrbgov.bsky.social but not sure how to construct your resume or prepare for interviews? Or maybe you're interested in workers' rights, but don't know where to start? Hit.Me.Up. 👇

My son needs community-based care to have a full quality of life. Medicaid delivered that vital care until 2 weeks ago when he was abruptly kicked off. Republicans want to slash this care for Trump's Iran war. Who else has to lose everything before they stop? #HealthcareNotWarfare

Kouame attended numerous panel discussions addressing a range of topics in international law. He met with D.C.-based Georgia Law alumni, including Caroline Bailey (J.D. ’24) and Sandon Fernandes (J.D. ’24), and with Georgia Law Professor @desireelc.bsky.social. (3/4)

What's harder: surviving a cold call, or surviving high-intensity interval training? Three @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social 1Ls did the research this weekend so you don't have to! (1/4)