Labor organizations, such as unions, support workers by advocating for their legal rights to a safe, equitable workplace and fair compensation. Localized labor organizations will form larger, international associations in order to influence governments and lawmakers to create protective legislation for workers.
International Labor Organizations Fair Labor Association (FLA) (a non-profit designed to complement existing international and national labor laws) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) (an international union open to all laborers) International Centre for Trade Union Rights (an organizing and campaigning body for trade unions and trade unionists) International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) (a non profit organization dedicated to preserving the rights of workers around the world with a particular emphasis on sweatshops and child labor) International Labour Organization (ILO) (an agency of the United Nations to deal with labor issues) Socialist International (a worldwide organization of social democratic, labor, and democratic socialist political parties.
See also Fair Wear Foundation (FWA) Labor movement List of federations of trade unions List of left-wing internationals List of trade unions Political international Trade Justice Movement (TJM)