Meet the 2019 ILR Student Team!

Addison '20

Hello! My name is Addison Francine B., and I am a senior in the ILR school. Around campus, I am very involved with Cru, a Christian fellowship, and I teach English as a Second Language. After graduation, I will be doing HR for International Paper. In my spare time I love traveling, reading, and baking! 

I am excited to go to Vietnam because I enjoy studying labor on the global scale. I studied abroad in the United Arab Emirates and in the United Kingdom and I noticed the prevalence of imported labor in both economies. The Gulf countries import Vietnamese workers in particular, and I long to know more about agency recruitment in Vietnam. 

Andrew '20

Andrew K. is a Senior at Cornell's School of Industrial Labor Relations. He is interested in pursing a career in labor law and plans to attend Law School after working for a year in the legal field. Andrew is currently a Student Research Fellow at ILR's The Worker Institute, where he is researching Living Wage policy in Tompkins County. He has also had experience as a political organizer for Queens DA Candidate Tiffany Cabán, and an intern at the Bronx District Attorney's Office. On campus, Andrew recently completed his UN Millennium Fellowship and is interested in movies, poetry, tennis, and basketball. 

Kaitlin  '22

My name is Kaitlin M., and I am a sophomore in the ILR School from Cleveland, Ohio. I am pursuing minors in Inequality Studies, Law & Society, as well as the Globalization, Ethnicity, and Development minor. When on campus, I write for Guac Travel Magazine, am involved in Cornell Concert Commission, and am an Executive Board member of the Northeast Ohio at Cornell University club. I also work at Manndibles Cafe located in Mann Library. I’ve been fortunate enough to participate in the Cornell- ILR Exchange: University of Warwick, London Summer Program, engaging in a course on behavioral economics

I wanted to participate in the Vietnam Engaged Learning program because I want to assist and educate workers about their rights and protections in developing nations after I graduate. I wanted to see how communism impacts unions and their ability to freely bargain. I’ve seen what happens to cities when companies deem increased wages and benefits as too costly and leave. Being from Cleveland, I have seen how this capital flight has ravaged my own city as well as neighboring cities like Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Louisville. Striking the right balance of profitability for the company and livability for the workers, is something I plan to study after coming back from this experience. I am beyond excited and grateful for this once in a life-time experience.

Daniel '20

My name is Daniel B. and I am a senior at Cornell's ILR School from Brooklyn, NY. On campus, I am involved with The People's Organizing Collective (USAS Local #3), Kappa Alpha Pi, and research in the ILR School. I am also involved with USAS on the national level as the International Campaigns Representative on the coordinating committee. I am excited to explore Vietnam's labor relations structure and learn more about how the government approaches international labor standards. I am also looking forward to meeting and learning from the students at Ton Duc Thang University.

Lindsey '21

Lindsey D-N is a junior in ILR with anticipated minors in Law and Society, Inequality Studies, and Comparative Literature. She currently serves as Vice President of External Affairs for the Cornell Speech and Debate Society, as well as captain of Cornell's policy debate team. In Vietnam, her intended research focus is on the intersections of labor policy with the development of intellectual property law in Asia. After graduation, she hopes to attend law school and continue to pursue interests in intellectual property. 

Rija '21

Hi! I'm Rija and I'm a junior at ILR with minors in Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies and History of American Capitalism from Lahore, Pakistan. I am interested in viewing inequality from an Intersectional and marxist-feminist lens. I hope to explore workplace issues, labor rights movements and the global supply chain through these lens. I hope to apply what I have learnt here at ILR and Cornell in an international context, especially in Asia.