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Media Highlights
[The Daily Star, Bangladesh] Labor Courts: Hassles outweigh remedy they give
"The study found that [Bangladesh] labor courts took 630 days on average to award compensation compared to the 60-day time limit mentioned in labor law. ... 'The findings of the report, while harrowing, confirm something we have known for years. That the compensation...
[Front Page Africa] Liberia Labor Congress, Solidarity Center Launches Advocacy Campaign For ILO Convention 190 Ratification
"In a new bid to address [gender-based violence and harassment at work], the Liberia Labor Congress (LLC) through its Women Commission in collaboration with Solidarity Center in Liberia, facilitated by other national civil society organizations (csos) including Youth...
[Borgen Magazine] Remember Who Made Them: Celebrating Garment Workers
"In its six-part podcast series, Remember Who Made Them delves into conversations with fashion advocates, philanthropists, social justice workers and sustainability experts. Some of the organizations featured in the series include Remake World, the #PayUp campaign,...
The Diplomat Podcast: Solidarity in Cambodia – A Conversation with the Trade Unionist Wim Conklin
Conklin [Cambodia's country program director for the Solidarity Center] spoke with Luke Hunt about the plight of low-paid workers in Cambodia, the difficulties they are facing due to the pandemic, and what industry needs to do once the virus subsides. The garment...
[America’s Work Force Union Podcast] Solidarity Center Brings Labor Rights Worldwide Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast to explain the Solidarity Center's mission and programs, and offered observations on the status of work and workers one year into the pandemic.
[Reuters] Thailand orders lingerie maker to compensate workers in rare case
“As the primary drivers of factory conditions, it’s a legal fiction to say brands bear no responsibility to contributing to workers’ legal entitlements when conditions they impose result in factory shutdowns,” said [Solidarity Center] country director Dave...
[The Guardian] Courts Close in on Gig Economy Firms Globally as Workers Seek Rights
"Jeff Vogt, at the Washington, D.C.-based Solidarity Center worker rights group, said there was a clear trend toward recognizing improved rights and employment status for those working for gig economy companies dealing with food delivery and taxi hire. "These...
[Drapers] Workers Killed in Morocco Garment Factory
"The accident took place earlier this month, in a factory that employs 130 workers, mostly women. The illegal factory is said to have been operating for 20 years. Labor groups including U.S.-based Solidarity Center, are campaigning for an investigation into the...
[Forbes] Bangladesh Garment Makers Settle With Sears Over $40 Million In Canceled Orders
Jeffrey Vogt, the rule of law director of the Solidarity Center and co-author on the “Farce Majeure” report says that the contracts are one-sided by design. “None of this is accidental. The system was built exactly to push most of the risk on manufacturers and...
[Thomson Reuters] Anti-trafficking Groups Urge Biden to Focus on Labor Exploitation
"We're really hopeful that there'll be more attention that's brought to the issue of forced labor again," said Neha Misra, senior specialist on migration and human trafficking at the Solidarity Center, a workers rights' advocacy group.
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