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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights — Article 7

Guarantees the right to just and favorable working conditions, including fair wages, safe workplaces, equal opportunity for promotion, and reasonable working hours with paid holidays.

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DOGE-Directed Mass Firings and Forced Resignations of Federal Workers

DOGE directed mass firings of probationary employees, coerced ~75,000 resignations through the 'Fork in the Road' program, and orchestrated reductions in force totaling ~300,000 federal positions. …

  • On January 28, 2025, OPM sent the 'Fork in the Road' email — modeled on Elon Musk's Twitter layoffs — offering federal employees paid leave …
  • On February 14 ('Valentine's Day Massacre'), DOGE directed agencies to fire nearly 25,000 probationary employees, many falsely labeled as …

OSHA Workplace Safety Dismantlement: 60+ Rules Rolled Back and 223 Inspectors Eliminated

A systematic dismantlement of OSHA's regulatory and enforcement capacity through mass deregulation, inspector cuts, and penalty reductions that experts warn will lead to preventable worker deaths …

  • OSHA proposed eliminating or revising over 60 workplace safety regulations on July 1, 2025, targeting respiratory protection, construction …
  • The FY2026 budget proposes cutting OSHA funding from $632.3 million to $582.4 million and eliminating 223 inspector positions, reducing the …