In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Cathy Feingold, the Director of the International Department at the AFL-CIO, and Jeffrey Vogt, Rule of Law director of the Solidarity Center, live from the International Labour Conference in Geneva. Watch now to learn more about the issues being discussed at the conference, such as the platform economy and informal work, and why they matter to American workers and worker power. Also, listen to Vogt and Feingold discuss the importance of maintaining global labor standards that protect workers' rights.
Cathy Feingold is the Director of the International Department at the AFL-CIO. In 2018, she was elected Deputy President of the International Trade Union Confederation. In 2022, Secretary Blinken appointed Feingold to his Foreign Affairs Policy Board, and in 2020, Speaker Pelosi appointed her to the Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board.
Jeffrey Vogt is the Rule of Law director of the Solidarity Center and co-founder of the International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network. In 2022, Vogt was also appointed to the International Labor Organization Governing Body and serves on the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association.
