Join our 20th Anniversary Celebration!
Solidarity Center turns 20! Join us for our celebration Nov. 15 in Washington! [READ MORE]
THANK YOU 20th Anniversary Founding Sponsors!
Amalgamated Bank · American Income Life · International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers · Ullico · American Federation of Teachers · Communications Workers of America · International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers · United Steelworkers [READ MORE]
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Working People in the News
75+ Union Members among Those Killed in Somalia
At least 300 people are now confirmed dead and 500 injured from the weekend’s double car bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, that targeted two areas, including a busy hotel and shopping district. More than 75 union members are among the dead. Among them, at least 50 transport union members and more than 25 hotel workers…. [READ MORE]
Workers Empowered: 2016 Solidarity Center Annual Report
Over the past year, the Confederation of Trade Unions-Myanmar (CTUM) added 7,000 members and the El Salvador sugarcane cutters union, SITRACANA, affiliated 936 new members between with Solidarity Center support. Meanwhile, through cooperation with the Solidarity Center and Iraqi unions, the government of Iraq began implementing the labor law that went into effect in 2015…. [READ MORE]
Zimbabwe Vendor Ban Targets Vulnerable Workers
The government in Zimbabwe is moving to ban market vendors in Harare at a time when more than 90 percent of the workforce labors in the informal economy and 85 percent or more Zimbabweans are seeking decent work. “People who are into street vending are not into it for their liking, but are being forced… [READ MORE]
