Solidarity Center

Promoting Worker Rights Worldwide

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March 31, 2023 00:03:17
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Haiti: Unions Play Important Role in Restoring $1 Million to Garment Workers

  Union activism was integral in getting $1 million in back wages and benefits restored to garment workers in Haiti after they were left jobless...

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March 29, 2023 00:03:42
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Summit for Democracy: No Democracy Without Unions

  On the eve of the Summit for Democracy, high-level U.S. government officials and domestic and international labor activists highlighted the fundamental role of trade...

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March 29, 2023 00:14:43
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Workers Speak Out: Unions Are Essential to Democracy

Workers from around the world, including those exiled from Belarus, Eswatini and Myanmar for forming unions, striking and trying to speak freely, describe why...

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March 28, 2023 00:23:13
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UPDATE: Kill a River, Kill Our Livelihoods: A Brazilian Community's Fight for Survival

As a result of strong union activism, in partnership with Indigenous communities, the Brazilian government has recently halted a massive development project in the...

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March 27, 2023 00:04:24
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Nigeria: Decent Work Inaccessible to Most Workers with Disabilities

  A survey of more than 600 workers with disabilities in Nigeria’s formal and informal sectors, conducted by the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC)...

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March 23, 2023 00:05:15
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Brazil: Communities & Unions Win Victory for Livelihoods, Democracy

  Brazilian communities along a river near the Amazon are celebrating the government’s decision to halt a blasting and dredging project that could destroy their...

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