#Tradeagreements increasingly reference @ilo instruments, leaving enforcement of int'l labor law to gov'ts. Why doesn't the ILO protest or create its own authoritative tribunal? It tried to. It was a pleasure to contribute to @TrebilcockAnne & Brian Langille's book 👇 1/ My chapter reveals a little-known story about the ILO's efforts to establish an authoritative labor tribunal that states could approach with grievances, & questions over int'l labor standards & interpretations. Its initiative was squashed in 2012-204 b/c internal politics. 2/

Excited to teach my new #internationallaborlaw course critically considering how labor rights are designed & enforced. The class balances decolonial theory w/ practical experiences. My syllabus (with names redacted) below. 1/ We begin w/ an overview of int’l labor rights & the @ILO, including by situating it within global independence efforts & decolonial struggles. We learn how the ILO’s unique structure, made up b/w state & non-state actors, contributed to its system of labor standards. 2/

Yesterday, related to its second action under the #USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM), @USTradeRep announced that it had come to an "agreement" with the Mexican facility (Trindonex) to "address allegations" that had been raised. Below, a 🧵 ustr.gov/about-us/polic… The United States' Action Plan enumerates specific steps that the Mexican firm must take during its upcoming union election. This should sound familiar to U.S. labor scholars, who have been following U.S. elections with total frustration.