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COVID-19: Workers & THEIR Unions Take Action
WHY WE’RE DIFFERENT
We are the largest U.S.-based international worker rights organization partnering directly with workers and their unions, and supporting their struggle for respect, fair wages, better workplaces and a voice in the global economy.
We value the dignity of work and workers. We know how all the work everyone depends on gets done–who picks the food for your table, cleans your home so you can go to the office, makes your clothes, keeps your streets clean. And at our core is every worker’s right to solve issues through collective action and to form unions.
What’s New
US-Haiti Trade Pact Renewal Must Address Worker Rights
As the U.S. Congress considers renewal of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBPTA) for Haiti, labor rights provisions must be enforced for...
Garment Workers Need Our Assistance, Tunisia Labor Movement Tells Employers, Government
The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) is calling on employers and the government to join with it in addressing the severe challenges textile...
Workers Band Together to Protect Kenya’s Market Vendors, Community
In a joint effort to protect market vendors and workers and reduce community spread of COVID-19, Kenya’s labor federation, Central Organization of...
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Solidarity Center in the News
[CNBC] Bangladesh Faces Twin Crises as Coronavirus Deals New Blow to Flood-battered Nation
“We see desperate workers willing to accept very low wages in extremely dangerous conditions, with no serious health and safety protections, let alone social distancing measures or personal protective equipment,” said Jon Hartough, Solidarity Center Bangladesh program...
[US-Asia Institute] Tim Ryan and Atley Chock: Worker Rights in Thailand (Podcast)
"The COVID crisis highlights in a much sharper way the issues that these workers have been advocating on, and struggling for, for years and years and years... [and] this is why we really need a more equitable development model than the current supply chain model,"...
[Podcast: Working Life with Jonathan Tasini] How To Steal An Election 101; Haitian Garment Workers Rise Up
"[Garment workers producing clothing for global brands in Haiti] are at risk of COVID; [they] often won't have access to health care because of the tricks that employers are playing: essentially stealing from their contributions" says Solidarity Center regional...
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Building a Just Recovery: Workers’ Views on the Post-pandemic Economy
Date: September 16. Time: 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, U.S. Eastern Standard. Place: Virtual. Join Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau as...
UN General Assembly High-level Meeting Set to Reaffirm Commitment to Multilateralism
Date: 1 October 2020 Place: Virtual This high-level meeting of the General Assembly will focus on the overall theme, "The Future We Want, the...