Justice for Wage Theft: Campaign Champions Migrant Workers

Episode 15 December 15, 2021 00:23:37
Justice for Wage Theft: Campaign Champions Migrant Workers
Solidarity Center
Justice for Wage Theft: Campaign Champions Migrant Workers

Dec 15 2021 | 00:23:37

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Show Notes

The co-founder and director of the Plantation Rural Education and Development Organization in Sri Lanka describes the work of the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign, a global network of unions and migrant rights organizations, including the Solidarity Center, that formed during the pandemic to push for governmental and employer reforms to ensure migrant workers have […]

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