Worker Rights in Supply Chains
See how workers can reverse the supply chain dynamic fueling low wages, unsafe working conditions. [READ MORE]
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OUR APPROACH: The Solidarity Center stands with workers as they defend their right to freedom of association, supporting them as they organize, advocate and build worker voice … [READ MORE]
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20th Anniversary
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Working People in the News
Guatemala: Another Union Leader Murdered
Gunmen on a motorcycle assassinated another Guatemalan union leader on Friday, bringing to 87 the number of labor leaders murdered in the country since November 2004. Tomás Francisco Ochoa Salazar, disputes secretary for the Bremen Union (SITRABREMEN), was leaving the meat-processing plant where he worked in Guatemala City when he was shot. Andy Noel Godinez,… [READ MORE]
Nine-Year Struggle to Form Union ‘Worth It’
After a nine-year struggle to achieve union recognition and their first contract in the Dominican Republic, “it is undeniable that today we are stronger,” says Ramón Mosquea, secretary general of the union, SINTRALAYDO. “I have worked 12 years for this company [Frito Lay/PepsiCo], and I want to tell you how important it was for us… [READ MORE]
Cleaner’s Death Highlights Lack of Safety Protections
At a funeral service in Lima, Peru, dozens of street cleaners yesterday mourned the death of their colleague, Rosa Mamani Apaza, a street cleaner who was killed on the job August 29 by stray gunfire as bullets flew nearby during an apparent late morning robbery. Several other bystanders were injured. Mamani, 44, worked for more… [READ MORE]
