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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Reaching 70 Million+ People Worldwide
Solidarity Center in the News
U.S. to Help BGMEA Reach $50b Export by 2021: Bernicat
Through grants to the Solidarity Center, USAID provided training to approximately 11,000 [Ready Made Garment] union leaders and members – more than half of whom were women – on collective bargaining, union leadership, industrial dispute resolution, media and organisational democracy, according to a news agency.
White House Accused of ‘Selling Out’ Fight against Human Trafficking over Malaysia
“The administration has lost a huge opportunity to advance human rights in its trade relationships,” said Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau.
Thousands of Garment Factory Workers across Cambodia Are Fainting on the Job
At the end of June, nearly 350 workers fainted in garment factories across Cambodia, with more than 100 collapsing on one day alone, raising concerns about the health of workers in Cambodia’s textile industry. William Conklin, country program director at the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center in Cambodia, said clothing brands should take responsibility for their workers by providing food nutrition programs, food allowances and regular labor inspections. “Wages increases, with sufficient funding for meals during work time, are critically linked to how well workers can look after themselves,” he said