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[Green Bay Press] Manufacturers looking for low costs, easy access to U.S. market, turn to Mexico, not China
Some have speculated Mexico could provide jobs that would ease the number of migrants coming into the United States from Central and South America. But that's not happened, said Joell Molina, Americas regional program director with the Solidarity Center, a workers’...
[La Jornada] Mexican Unions Ask in the U.S. to Strengthen the USMCA Labor Mechanism
“There is common ground in recognizing that the [rapid response] mechanism has had a positive impact," said Paulo Marinaro, Solidarity Center Mexico country director. "Thanks to the legitimation processes, (workers) have been able to remove themselves from the control...
[Radio Free Asia] Complaints over Myanmar’s manufacturing sector tripled in 2023, report finds
“To the extent that Western brands have pulled out unquestionably this has given carte blanche to factories to drive down labor conditions and increase violations of Burmese labor law and trade union rights,” said Dave Welsh, Myanmar country director of labor rights...
[Rest of World] Pay to work: Rappi now charges delivery drivers in Brazil a weekly fee
“Food and goods delivery digital platform work is already some of the most precarious, underpaid employment in Brazil,” Gonzalo Martinez de Vedia, Brazil program director at labor rights organization Solidarity Center, told Rest of World. “Any new fee that subtracts...
[Rest of World] Gig workers on delivery apps rent accounts to get around bans
“Gig workers need to be working more than 12 hours a day, seven days a week across multiple platforms to make a living,” Kruskaya Hidalgo Cordero, who researches gig work platforms at labor rights organization Solidarity Center in Mexico City, told Rest of World....
[Just Style] U.S.-backed project aims to eliminate forced labor in Uzbek cotton supply chain
The agreement involves key stakeholders such as the U.S.-based Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the Association of Cotton-Textile Clusters of Uzbekistan, the Solidarity Center, and the Uzbekistan Ministry of Employment.
[Sourcing Journal] Can a DOL-Backed Program Turn Uzbek Cotton’s ‘Yellow Light’ Green?
The two-year agreement, whose signatories include the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the Association of Cotton-Textile Clusters of Uzbekistan, the Solidarity Center and the Uzbekistan Ministry of Employment, is a “cornerstone” of a new...
[The Guardian] CHLORINE ATTACKS AND DAILY HARASSMENT: WHY MEXICO’S FEMALE DELIVERY DRIVERS ARE ORGANIZING
“In the absence of truly pro-women initiatives from the government and the platforms, the punto naranja sends the message that positive actions can easily be taken,” says the Solidarity Center's Kruskaya Hidalgo.
[Radio Free Asia] As Chinese Money Flows in, Myanmar Garment Factory Conditions Worsen
The withdrawal of Western brands from Myanmar “doesn’t mean that production is ceasing--it’s sort of the opposite,” said Dave Welsh, the Myanmar country director for Solidarity Center, a labor rights organization. “You have all kinds of nefarious actors that are more...
[Sourcing Journal] What a Waste: Bangladesh Leather Exports Limited by Lack of Effluent Infrastructure
Monika Hartsel, deputy country program director of the Solidarity Center, a worker rights organization with an office in Bangladesh, pointed out "very dangerous" safety issues. "We’ve seen very few improvements in occupational safety,” she said. “You have the impact...
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