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Lawyers Around the World Fighting for Workers Rights The International Commission for Labor Rights ICLR is a 501c3 nonprofit that is based in New York and coordinates the pro bono work of a global network of lawyers and labor experts committed to advancing workers39 rights through legal research advocacy crossborder collaboration and the cuttingedge use of international and domestic legal mechanisms. ICLR39s legal network also responds to urgent appeals for independent reporting on gross labor rights violations. The network was founded in 2001 at the request of more than 50 national trade unions and global federations and the coordinating secretariat in New York was set up in 2005. The network aspires to be a resource for trade unions and workers around the world.