ORGANIZING SCHOOL BUILDS COLLECTIVE POWER IN KYRGYZSTAN

June 20, 2023 00:02:13
ORGANIZING SCHOOL BUILDS COLLECTIVE POWER IN KYRGYZSTAN
Solidarity Center
ORGANIZING SCHOOL BUILDS COLLECTIVE POWER IN KYRGYZSTAN

Jun 20 2023 | 00:02:13

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Show Notes

  Recognizing that increased numbers help unions better advocate for worker rights and negotiate wages and working conditions with Kyrgyzstan’s employers and government, 28 union activists joined the Solidarity Center’s Organizing School, a four-part program that began in March. The school drew participants from  construction, informal trading, public service, taxi and textile sectors, many of […]

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