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The Solidarity Center depends on the generosity and support of concerned individuals and organizations. Please make a tax-deductible contribution to the Solidarity Center Education Fund. |
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 More than 1,600 Pakistanis have died and as many as 20 million are homeless following the most severe flooding in memory. The Solidarity Center is on the ground in Pakistan, assessing flood damage in order to determine the most urgent needs. Please help Pakistani workers. |
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 Acting on a July 20 order from the Minister of Electricity, police raided and shut down electricity unions across Iraq. This is the latest attack on Iraqi workers by a government using Saddam-era labor law to crush the labor movement. The order prohibits all trade union activities at the ministry and authorizes the police to take control of unions' assets, properties and documents, furniture, and computers. Most chillingly, it empowers police to arrest any trade unionist who tries to protest. |
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 On August 3, 2010, the AFL-CIO awarded the 2009 Meany-Kirkland Human Rights Award to the workers of Egypt. The award was received on behalf of Egyptian workers by Mr. Kamal Abbas, the Director of the Center for Trade Union and Worker Services (CTUWS) and Mr. Kamal Abu Eita, the President of the Real Estate Tax Authority Union (RETA) – the first independent union in Egypt in 50 years. |
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 Visut Ruangrit, general secretary of the Federation of Thailand Automobile Workers' Unions, was one of nearly 40 international guests from 17 countries who attended the 35th Constitutional Convention of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. The convention was held in Detroit, Michigan, June 14-15, 2010. “I feel privileged to have been part of the UAW convention," said Ruangrit. TAW is a longtime Solidarity Center partner. |
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 The Solidarity Center's partnership with Brazilian unions exemplifies the best in union-led economic development strategies to prevent child labor. Now entering its eleventh year, the Eremim project in São Paulo has expanded to support sister project Bogum Erê in Salvador, Brazil’s third largest city. Bogum Erê ("child's treasure chest") has already signed agreements with local government agencies and a university to train community members. |
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 Bernard Pollack and Danielle Nierenberg are traveling all over Africa, checking out worker rights issues and visiting Solidarity Center field staff and partners. Read the latest post from their blog, Border Jumpers. |
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