2016-11-15T15:55:52-06:00 2015-12-31 271787058 ROBERT P RUSSO CPA PC 519 8TH AVENUE STE 1900 NEW YORK NY 10018 990EZ 2015-01-01 061701565 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR LABOR RGHTS (ICLR) INTE 2125137146 80 BROAD STREET NO 613A NEW YORK NY 10004 JEANNE MIRER PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD 2125137146 2016-11-15 1 ROBERT P RUSSO CPA PC P00184896 2122799800 2016-11-15 X 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X X WWW.LABORCOMMISSION.ORG X X 41809 X 41800 9 41809 34053 2960 6414 8617 52044 -10235 25795 0 15560 X 23323 13730 3077 1830 26400 15560 605 0 25795 15560 X THE COMMISSION FOR LABOR RIGHTS,ICLR, COORDINATES THE PRO BONO WORK OF A GLOBAL NETWORK OF LAWYERS COMMITED TO ADVANCING WORKERS' RIGHTS THROUGH LEGAL RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, CROSS BORDER COLLABORATION, AND THE CUTTING-EDGE USE OF INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC LEGAL MECHANISMS. IN 2015, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR LABOR RIGHTS SENT AN INTERNATIONAL LABOR DELEGATION TO TURKEY FROM APRIL 18-22, 2015 TO INVESTIGATE THE DENIAL OF THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION OF METAL WORKERS IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY IN BURSA, AN INDUSTRIAL CITY NEAR ISTANBUL. THE DELEGATION WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST OF DISK-BIRLESIK METAL IS UNION. THE DELEGATION INTERVIEWED WORKERS FROM SEVERAL MANUFACTURING PLANTS INCLUDING TWO BOSCH PLANTS. THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE INTERVIEWS INCLUDED: (1) THE INABILITY OF WORKERS TO CHOOSE A UNION THAT REPRESENTS THEIR INTERESTS BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS LEGAL AND EMPLOYER-GENERATED OBSTACLES; (2) RETALIATION IN THE WORKPLACE FOR SUPPORTING THE DISK UNION AND FOR ENGAGING IN UNION-RELATED ACTIVITY; AND (3) STRIKE-RELATED TERMINATIONS AND THE INADEQUACY OF THE REMEDY FOR THESE FIRINGS. 0 0 ICLR BOARD MEMBERS, JEFF VOGT AND ANGELA CORNELL PRESENTED ARGUMENTS TO THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SAN JUAN, COSTA RICA IN JUNE 2015. THEY ARGUED THAT TRADE UNIONS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS JURIDICAL PERSONS, WHO ARE ENTITLED TO DIRECT ACCESS TO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM ON THEIR OWN BEHALF. THE GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA INITIATED THE CASE WITH ITS REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION FROM THE COURT. ICLR ARGUED THAT TRADE UNIONS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN LIGHT OF THEIR STATUS IN INTER-AMERICAN INSTRUMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW MORE BROADLY, AND THAT CORPORATIONS SHOULD NOT. BOTH OF THESE POSITIONS WERE SUSTAINED BY THE COURT IN 2016. 0 0 IN 2015 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. 0 0 0 JEANNE MIRER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 0 0 0 JUDITH SCOTT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 ASHWINI SUKTHANKAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 FRANCES SCHREIBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 BENJAMIN DAVIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 EARL BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 ANGELA CORNELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 JEFFREY VOGT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 MERLE RATNER PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 26000 8053 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY JEANNE MIRER 80 BROAD STREETM SUITE 613A NEW YORK NY 10004 2125137146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 36796 79160 81344 56323 41800 295423 36796 79160 81344 56323 41800 295423 0 0 0 295423 9 14 14 9 46 9 14 14 9 46 36796 79169 81358 56337 41809 295469 0.99980 0.99980 0.00020 0.00020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 9. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14 DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 731. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 5,683. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 6,414. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL COSTS. AMOUNT: 2,820. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL RELATED TO CHARITABLE PURPOSE. AMOUNT: 3,347. DESCRIPTION: BANK & PAYROLL SERVICE FEES. AMOUNT: 1,292. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 249. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES & EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 740. DESCRIPTION: FILING FEES. AMOUNT: 169. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 8,617. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PREPAIDS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 516. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,561. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,830. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARD PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 605. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.