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.
What’s New
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NIGERIA: UNIONS ALLY WITH GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY ON HEAT STRESS
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Ukraine: Domestic Workers Win As President Signs New Law
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Philippines: Garment Workers Struggle Against Union Busting
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Unions: Key to Democracy
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Reach:
MILLION
Partners with
88 PERCENT OF WHOM ARE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS
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Reaching 70 Million+ People Worldwide
Solidarity Center in the News
[America’s Work Force Union Podcast] Solidarity Center Brings Labor Rights Worldwide Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast to explain the Solidarity Center's mission and programs, and offered observations on the status of work and workers one year into the pandemic.
[Reuters] Thailand orders lingerie maker to compensate workers in rare case
“As the primary drivers of factory conditions, it’s a legal fiction to say brands bear no responsibility to contributing to workers’ legal entitlements when conditions they impose result in factory shutdowns,” said [Solidarity Center] country director Dave...
[The Guardian] Courts Close in on Gig Economy Firms Globally as Workers Seek Rights
"Jeff Vogt, at the Washington, D.C.-based Solidarity Center worker rights group, said there was a clear trend toward recognizing improved rights and employment status for those working for gig economy companies dealing with food delivery and taxi hire. "These...