Charles Patrick Kernaghan was the executive director of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, formerly known as the National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights, currently headquartered in Pittsburgh.
10 Facts About Charles Kernaghan
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Charles Kernaghan is known for speaking out against sweatshops, corporate greed and the living and working conditions of impoverished workers around the world.
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Charles Kernaghan's mother, Mary, was a Czech-born volunteer social worker, and his father, Andrew Kernaghan, was Scottish, and installed acoustic tiles.
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In 1970, Charles Kernaghan received a BA in psychology from Loyola University in Chicago and in 1975 a MA in psychology from the New School for Social Research.
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In 1996, Charles Kernaghan publicly accused Kathie Lee Gifford of being responsible for sweatshop conditions in the manufacturing of her Wal-Mart clothing line.
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Charles Kernaghan alleged during congressional testimony that child laborers in Honduras and New York City were making clothing lines under the names of Gifford and other celebrities.
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Charles Kernaghan has travelled to Central America, China, Bangladesh, India, Jordan and other developing countries and has spoken with thousands of workers, from hundreds of workplaces.
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Charles Kernaghan has targeted the likes of some of the largest multinationals in the world, including Walmart, Nike, Disney, GAP, Alcoa, Victoria's Secret, JCPenney, the NBA, NFL, Reebok, Target Corporation, Kmart, and many others.
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In May 2006, Charles Kernaghan's organization exposed the plight of thousands of victims of human trafficking in Jordan, working in sweatshops in free trade zones making clothing for export to the United States.
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Charles Kernaghan died in Manhattan, New York City, on June 1,2022.