Media Highlights
[Just Style] U.S.-backed project aims to eliminate forced labor in Uzbek cotton supply chain
The agreement involves key stakeholders such as the U.S.-based Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the Association of Cotton-Textile Clusters of Uzbekistan, the Solidarity Center, and the Uzbekistan Ministry of Employment.
[Sourcing Journal] Can a DOL-Backed Program Turn Uzbek Cotton’s ‘Yellow Light’ Green?
The two-year agreement, whose signatories include the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the Association of Cotton-Textile Clusters of Uzbekistan, the Solidarity Center and the Uzbekistan Ministry of Employment, is a “cornerstone” of a new...
[The Guardian] CHLORINE ATTACKS AND DAILY HARASSMENT: WHY MEXICO’S FEMALE DELIVERY DRIVERS ARE ORGANIZING
“In the absence of truly pro-women initiatives from the government and the platforms, the punto naranja sends the message that positive actions can easily be taken,” says the Solidarity Center's Kruskaya Hidalgo.
[Radio Free Asia] As Chinese Money Flows in, Myanmar Garment Factory Conditions Worsen
The withdrawal of Western brands from Myanmar “doesn’t mean that production is ceasing--it’s sort of the opposite,” said Dave Welsh, the Myanmar country director for Solidarity Center, a labor rights organization. “You have all kinds of nefarious actors that are more...
[Sourcing Journal] What a Waste: Bangladesh Leather Exports Limited by Lack of Effluent Infrastructure
Monika Hartsel, deputy country program director of the Solidarity Center, a worker rights organization with an office in Bangladesh, pointed out "very dangerous" safety issues. "We’ve seen very few improvements in occupational safety,” she said. “You have the impact...
[Washington Post] Can Labor Solidarity Cross Borders?
“'Right now, there is more exciting union organizing in Mexico than anywhere else in the world,' said Shawna Bader-Blau, head of the Solidarity Center, a global worker rights advocacy group. 'We are seeing new independent unions and actual collective bargaining...
[Apparel Resources] Trade Union for Migrant Workers Launched in Bangladesh
"[F]our organizations have joined as associate founding members without voting power: Solidarity Center, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity, Awaj Foundation, and Bangladeshi Ovhibashi Mohila Sramik Association."
[Ecotextile News] 50 Garment Workers Hurt as Truck Overturns (Cambodia)
"Three years ago, the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation, the Solidarity Center and the U.S. Agency for International Development teamed up to launch a campaign to improve road safety for Cambodia's garment workers."
[Ecotextile News] Harassment in Garment Factories Highlighted (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Central America and Indonesia)
"The Solidary Center has released a cross-sector study of gender-based violence and harassment which includes an exploration of issues experienced by women garment workers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Central America and Indonesia."
[Guardian] Bangladeshi Labor Leader Beaten to Death while Trying to Resolve Dispute
"According to the U.S.-based workers’ rights organization, Solidarity Center, which condemned the murder, [Shahidul] Islam was a trade union organizer for 25 years, and was president of the BGIWF’s Gazipur district committee."
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