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
The Solidarity Center Podcast
BILLIONS OF US, ONE JUST FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS WITH WORKERS (& OTHER SMART PEOPLE) WORLDWIDE SHAPING THE WORKPLACE FOR THE BETTER
Hosted by Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau
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Workers Speak Out: Unions Are Essential to Democracy
Workers from around the world, including those exiled from Belarus, Eswatini and Myanmar for forming unions, striking and trying to speak freely, describe why democracy is important—and why unions are key to democracy.
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Solidarity Center in the News
[Ecotextile News] Harassment in Garment Factories Highlighted (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Central America and Indonesia)
"The Solidary Center has released a cross-sector study of gender-based violence and harassment which includes an exploration of issues experienced by women garment workers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Central America and Indonesia."
[Guardian] Bangladeshi Labor Leader Beaten to Death while Trying to Resolve Dispute
"According to the U.S.-based workers’ rights organization, Solidarity Center, which condemned the murder, [Shahidul] Islam was a trade union organizer for 25 years, and was president of the BGIWF’s Gazipur district committee."
[Washington Post] Under Biden, U.S. Sees Unions as Key Ally in Democracy Agenda
“Unions are the largest civil society organizations in any country, they are membership-based, sustainable, and are themselves examples of democratic practice,” said Shawna Bader-Blau, the executive director of the Solidarity Center. “Weak or strong, they have...