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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Heat Stress in the Cambodian Workplace
Central Asia: ‘We Must Act Together, Combining Our Efforts’
Workers Defend Right to Strike at International Court of Justice
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Unions: Key to Democracy
A vibrant labor movement is key to thriving democracies because unions reduce economic inequality, strengthen the social safety net and unite diverse groups, say Cornell University law professor Angela Cornell and Colombia union activist and labor lawyer Mery Laura...
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88 PERCENT OF WHOM ARE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS
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Solidarity Center in the News
[The Guardian] Top Thai union leader ‘targeted’ with jail for rail safety campaign
“They are targeting the most senior figure in the trade union movement," said David Welsh for the Solidarity Center, an international workers’ rights group that is advocating for Sawit and other union leaders.
[The Daily Star, Bangladesh] Labor Courts: Hassles outweigh remedy they give
"The study found that [Bangladesh] labor courts took 630 days on average to award compensation compared to the 60-day time limit mentioned in labor law. ... 'The findings of the report, while harrowing, confirm something we have known for years. That the compensation...
[Front Page Africa] Liberia Labor Congress, Solidarity Center Launches Advocacy Campaign For ILO Convention 190 Ratification
"In a new bid to address [gender-based violence and harassment at work], the Liberia Labor Congress (LLC) through its Women Commission in collaboration with Solidarity Center in Liberia, facilitated by other national civil society organizations (csos) including Youth...