Legal Framework

Universal Declaration of Human Rights — Article 23

Guarantees the right to work, free choice of employment, just working conditions, unemployment protection, and equal pay for equal work without discrimination.

Related incidents

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DOGE-Directed Elimination of Federal DEI Programs and Mass Firings of DEI Workers

Executive Order 14151 directed elimination of all federal DEI programs. DOGE implemented a three-phase purge, firing thousands of workers — including many who had no current DEI role — using AI tools …

  • Executive Order 14151, signed January 20, 2025, directed agencies to terminate all DEI offices, positions, equity action plans, DEI-related …
  • OPM gave agencies until noon on January 23 — just three days — to report all DEIA offices, employees, and contractors, and to develop …

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 …

ICE Workplace Raids and Mass Arrests at Job Sites

ICE conducted at least 40 workplace raids with over 1,100 arrests in seven months, including the largest single-site raid in DHS history at a Hyundai plant in Georgia (475 arrests). The raids …

  • At least 40 publicly reported ICE worksite enforcement actions in the first seven months of the administration, resulting in over 1,100 …
  • The Hyundai Metaplant raid in Ellabell, Georgia (September 4, 2025) was the largest single-site immigration raid in DHS history, with 475 …