Freedom at Sea

For over a decade, Daniel Murphy has collaborated with civil society, industry, and government to advance decent labor practices in the fishing and seafood sectors. With a background in investigations, research, and advocacy, Mr. Murphy has worked to build an understanding of forced labor in Thailand’s fisheries; in particular, promoting evidence-based policymaking and helping to secure better enforcement outcomes. He is a Thai speaker and holds a postgraduate degree in Migration Studies.

More recently, Mr. Murphy has focused on the state-imposed forced labor of ethnic minorities in China, helping to expose Uyghur forced labor in the Chinese seafood processing sector. His work has been published in The New Yorker, Politico, Le Monde, Sky News, The Globe and Mail, and other media outlets, as well as by civil society outfits such as Human Rights Watch, Greenpeace, and Environmental Justice Foundation.

Jason Judd is Executive Director of the Cornell ILR Global Labor Institute, which focuses on improving global labor practices. He previously led the Ship to Shore Rights Project at the International Labor Organization in Bangkok and served as Vice President of the Fair Labor Association in Washington, D.C., where he directed all accountability programs, including the FLA’s Fair Compensation work. Mr. Judd has worked in senior roles for the ILO’s Better Work program, Demos (New York), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the AFL-CIO, the Solidarity Center, and the Industrial Areas Foundation. His work has been featured in the New York Times and Financial Times, as well as on PBS. A former Fulbright Fellow, Mr. Judd holds an A.B. in Economics from Duke University and an MPA from l’École Nationale d’Administration (ENA/RULE).