WHY WE’RE DIFFERENT
We are the largest U.S.-based international worker rights organization partnering directly with workers and their unions, and supporting their struggle for respect, fair wages, better workplaces and a voice in the global economy.
We value the dignity of work and workers. We know how all the work everyone depends on gets done–who picks the food for your table, cleans your home so you can go to the office, makes your clothes, keeps your streets clean. And at our core is every worker’s right to solve issues through collective action and to form unions.
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NIGERIA: UNIONS ALLY WITH GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY ON HEAT STRESS
Ukraine: Domestic Workers Win As President Signs New Law
Philippines: Garment Workers Struggle Against Union Busting
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Solidarity Center in the News
[Democratic Voice of Burma] Burma’s Garment Sector Watchdog Is Leaving. What Does This Mean for Brands and Their Workers?
"Dave Welsh of labor rights group Solidarity Center says, 'If [brands] need the public relations benefit of claiming to hire a third-party monitor, waiting for their evaluation, that strikes me as being primarily for public relations purposes, not to actually making a...
[New York Times] Conditions at a General Motors Plant in Mexico Spur a Labor Challenge
"'If you’ve got a race to the bottom, you’ve got to raise the bottom, and then maybe the race will slow down a little bit,' said Jeff Hermanson, an official at the Solidarity Center."
[Sourcing Journal] Myanmar’s ‘Deteriorating’ Labor-Rights Crisis Grows More Dire
David Welsh, Southeast Asia country director of the Solidarity Center, a labor nonprofit, told Sourcing Journal. “Trade unions are a crucial component of civil society in Myanmar and are facing systematic assault across the board. Garment sector brands in Myanmar...