Artificial intelligence (AI) is not solely confined to the robots we see on Silicon Valley start-up companies’ websites and in dystopian movies. Rather, in recent years, AI has become ubiquitous in our lives, from Microsoft programs running the numbers and organizing...
Issue 2014: U.S.-China-Japan Relations
(Photo Credit: Policy Innovations) The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is pleased to announce that it’s issue of focus for 2014 is the relationship between the United States, China, and Japan. BGF will launch its focus on the U.S., Chinese, and Japanese relations on...
Best Practice Companies on Worker Safety and Rights Briefing
(Photo Credit: MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP/GETTY IMAGES) By Philip Hamilton (BGF) On February 19, 2014 the Boston Global Forum (BGF) hosted an event in which it announced a new and exciting initiative to recognize companies, brands, and retailers who are leading the way in...
Speakers Lineup: Best Practice Companies on Worker Rights and Safety
Chairman Michael Dukakis Co-Founder; Chairman of The Board of Directors and Board of Thinkers, The Boston Global Forum. Democratic Party Nominee for President of the United States, 1988. Distinguished Professor J.D., Harvard University Michael Stanley Dukakis was born...
February 19: Best Practice Companies on Worker Rights and Safety
Date: February 19, 2014 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Location: Live-streaming at https://bostonglobalforum.org/ Features contributions by Arbitrator Arnold Zack, Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, and Hedrick Smith The Boston Global Forum invites you to attend a special event, as we...
Worker Safety and Rights in the News
By Philip Hamilton, Jonas Brunschwig & Thong Phan (BGF) - Over the past fourteen months, in the wake of the Tazreen Fashions Fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 24, 2012 and the subsequent Rana Plaza collapse in April 2013, the issue of worker safety and rights...
$40 Million in Aid Set for Bangladesh Garment Workers
BGF would like to share the article by STEVEN GREENHOUSE about the aid set for Bangladesh Garment Workers since the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory. The original can be found the New York Times website. $40 Million in Aid Set for Bangladesh Garment Workers By...