Aaron Halegua

Lawyer focused on labor and human rights in the U.S., China, and world. Research fellow at NYU Law School and Oxford. Retweet is not endorsement.

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Jordan appears to be trying to silence whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais and keep him from @OsloFF, for fear that he’ll speak about Qatar, migrant workers and the World Cup. Not a good look for Jordan. A @HRF thread.

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

The Bitter Taste of Labor Violations https://t.co/9BZA9Uv55E Discussing the troubling reversal of the Biden Administration's ban on the importation of sugar from the DR found to be made with forced labor.

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

Over 1,000 garment workers are demanding @Nike give them the recognition and pay they deserve. We stand with them. #SeeUsNike. @johnwrogers @peterblairhenry @michelleapeluso
https://t.co/csbZM8J0w3

[Global Labor Justice @global_labor]

Over 1,000 garment workers are demanding @Nike give them the recognition and pay they deserve. We stand with them. #SeeUsNike. @asia_floorwage @johnwrogers @peterblairhenry @michelleapeluso

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

Chinese labor trafficking case in South Africa. https://t.co/HYda2lcVvP

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

China sentences journalist to seven years on spy charges, family says. A very troubling story. https://t.co/I02WbIHNbH

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

Very proud to support this wonderful organization.

[The Human Trafficking Legal Center @HTLegalCenter]

Thank you to our pro bono partners! Pro bono lawyers change lives. Every day, we serve #traffickingsurvivors who have won civil cases, obtained criminal restitution, and won immigration relief with the support of pro bono counsel. With legal representation, #survivors can thrive.

[Amy Qin @amyyqin]

Axios' Soup Dumpling Index: How Din Tai Fung prices compare around the world
https://t.co/DUABuysog5

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The Indian state of Maharashtra is a sugar-producing powerhouse. But a Times and @FullerProject investigation found that soft-drink makers help finance a brutal system of labor that exploits children and leads to the sterilization of working-age women. https://t.co/tA4H7rU0DV

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

I was happy to speak with @kreighbaum and @khorri4nabj of @bloomberglaw about the implications of the Ninth Circuit's ruling in Rajaram v. Meta for citizenship-based discrimination claims under Section 1981.

[Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum]

A Ninth Circuit panel's ruling that US citizens can bring bias claims against employers under the Civil Rights Act could create a circuit court split and lead to further litigation by US-born workers against companies hiring workers on temporary visas https://t.co/WnHaSjKOVS

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

Anyone else at LERA 2024 today?

[Impact Fund @impactfund]

False promises of lucrative work on marijuana farms lure Chinese migrants into a web of deceit: confiscation of cellphone and passports, unsafe work under duress, and no pay. Thanks to our grantee @AHalegua for holding the exploiters accountable: https://t.co/AFO4YgPqjz

[The Human Trafficking Legal Center @HTLegalCenter]

Thank you to Juno Turner, Aaron Halegua, & Magen Kellam for presenting on the Litigating Labor Trafficking Cases Panel last week at the @FreedomNetUSA Conference. Your efforts to win accountability for #forcedlabor survivors are an inspiration.

[Searchlight New Mexico @SearchlightNM]

Since 2020, when a Searchlight investigation uncovered Chinese managers and alleged human trafficking in Shiprock, illegal activity on U.S. marijuana farms has spiked from Maine and Oklahoma to California

[The Human Trafficking Legal Center @HTLegalCenter]

Speaker Spotlight: @AHalegua is the founding member of Aaron Halegua PLLC and has represented hundreds of immigrant workers in cases involving #forcedlabor, #humantrafficking, wage & hour violations, discrimination, and more. Learn more about Aaron on Instagram!

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

.@ian_urbina reports on the North Korean workers sent by their government to work in Chinese factories, in conditions of captivity, violence, and sexual abuse, to earn money for their government. https://t.co/Mo8GTPe5Lo

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

@hughbaran @Kakalec_Law Congratulations Hugh!

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

@BethanyAllenEbr @pulitzercenter Hi Bethany, I’ve been working on China-related issues in Micronesia for nearly 8 years. Who is the reporter doing that story?

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

China’s Top Court Continues Campaign Against ‘WeChat Overtime’ @SixthTone; https://t.co/Uvqswg9RqW

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

Important @CNN article describing the increased number of Chinese migrants crossing the southern border into the United States: https://t.co/r4goC27EqS

[Aaron Halegua @AHalegua]

Horrifying story of retaliation against a brave whistleblower in China. And, as I told the @FT, "... the facts of Mr Tang’s case raise very serious questions about Amazon’s role that must be further investigated.”