The official announcement went out in February 2020, shortly before the Covid pandemic took hold, making it a risky yet significant acquisition.
The nearly 50-year-old Bay Area tradition of Casual Carpool, or getting rides to work with complete strangers who want carpool-lane privileges, was discontinued once the pandemic hit.
"This represents racial discrimination and discrimination against America's LGBTQ community," said Judge William Young, who was appointed by former Republican president Ronald Reagan. "I would be blind not to call it out."
The findings of our report offer hope and show that progress is possible," said ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo, in a press release. "But we must not be blindsided by the fact that we still have a long way to go before we achieve our goal of eliminating child labor.