In Tunisia, 150 women garment workers self-quarantined in their factory to manufacture desperately needed protective masks, churning out 50,000 a day as the COVID-19 crisis broke out. The South African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) reached an agreement...
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From Haiti to Kenya, Unions Take Action on COVID-19
Just as the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the massive global economic and social inequality around the world, with workers in the informal economy and supply chains, and migrant workers—many of whom are women—especially marginalized, so, too, does it...
Worker Rights Lawyers Join in First Global Conference
From Chile to Zimbabwe, the past year has been one of protest and struggle as unions, workers and citizens are standing up against economies that do not work for working people, said Solidarity Rule of Law Director Jeff Vogt, opening the first International Lawyers...
Women Worker Rights Leaders Share Hope for Future
Dynamic women worker rights leaders from across the globe offered a vision for hope, resilience and movement toward an economy and society that works for people and the planet yesterday at the event, “Building Power: Women’s Leadership in the Fight for Justice,...
Interview with Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau [Radio]
A discussion on WPFW 89.3 about a landmark pact addressing gender-based violence at garment factories in Lesotho–the first-ever binding negotiated agreement by workers, employers and clothing brands to mandate education and awareness trainings for all employees and managers, an independent reporting and monitoring system and remedies for abusive behavior.
BUILDING POWER: WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY, AND FAIR WORK
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Murphy Institute, 25 W 43rd St., 18th Floor, New York, NY 10036 Agenda 2:30- 3:00 PM: Registration 3:00- 3:20 PM: Opening Remarks Gregory Mantsios, Dean of the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies...
Worker Rights Worst in Belarus, Middle East-North Africa
Belarus, China and Colombia are countries with the worst worker rights violations in the world, while the Middle East and North Africa is the world’s worst region when it comes to fundamental rights at work, according to the 2015 Global Rights Index released today....
Fact Sheets & Advisories
Fact Sheets Global Garment and Textile Industries: Workers, Rights and Working Conditions (April 2023) Bargaining for Decent Work and Beyond (Honduras), May 2022 Care Work and the Global Economy, February 2022 Domestic Violence is a Worker Rights Issue, February 2022...