Statements & Advisories
STATEMENT: SOLIDARITY CENTER WELCOMES WHITE HOUSE COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL LABOR RIGHTS
In response to the unveiling of the Biden administration’s Presidential Memorandum on Advancing Worker Empowerment, Rights and High Labor Standards Globally, Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau issued the following statement: “The Biden...
Statement: Solidarity Center Denounces Violent Attack on Nigerian Union Leader, Workers
Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero was beaten and arrested November 1 as workers rallied to protest unpaid wages in Imo state in southeastern Nigeria. Police reportedly beat Ajaero and assaulted protesting workers with machetes and confiscated their...
STATEMENT: Solidarity Center Condemns Killing of Union Leader Jude Thaddeus Fernandez
Union leader Jude Thaddeus Fernandez, 67, was killed September 29 in the house where he was staying in Binangonan, Rinzal Province. A division of the Philippine National Police reportedly entered Fernandez’s home and shot him dead. Fernandez was mobilizing his...
STATEMENT: President Biden and President Lula Announcement a Positive Step to Advance Worker Rights Globally
Solidarity Center’s Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau issued the following statement in response to President Biden and President Lula’s announcement of the U.S.-Brazil Partnership for Workers' Rights. “Today’s landmark announcement—and commitment—from the...
Statement: Solidarity Center Condemns Union Leader’s Killing
June 27, 2023 The Solidarity Center joins the U.S. and international labor movements in condemning the brutal murder of Shahidul Islam, a worker leader who was killed as a result of his labor rights activism in Gazipur, Bangladesh. Shahidul, a member of the Bangladesh...
Statement: Four Apparel Workers’ Union Leaders Killed in Honduras Massacre
The Solidarity Center joins the U.S. and international labor movements in condemning the brutal massacre of 13 people in the city of Choloma, Cortes, Honduras, among them four union leaders from the Sindicato de trabajadores de Gildan San Miguel (SITRAGSAM). The...
Solidarity Center Statement on One Year of War in Ukraine
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Statement on Events at the U.S. Capitol
Carl Gershman, President National Endowment for Democracy Derek Mitchell, President, National Democratic Institute Dan Twining, President, International Republican Institutes Shawna Bader-Blau, Ex. Director, Solidarity Center Andrew Wilson, Ex. Director, Ctr. For...