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
Low Pay, No Support: Sri Lanka Delivery Drivers Seek Worker Rights
South Africa: Constitutional Court Examines Parental Leave
Joining to Achieve Goals Key for Migrant Workers in Central Asia
The Solidarity Center Podcast
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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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UPDATE: Kill a River, Kill Our Livelihoods: A Brazilian Community’s Fight for Survival
As a result of strong union activism, in partnership with Indigenous communities, the Brazilian government has recently halted a massive development project in the Brazilian wetlands that threatened workers and indigenous communities that are dependent on the river....
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88 PERCENT OF WHOM ARE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS
Reaching 70 Million+ People Worldwide
Solidarity Center in the News
[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...
ZNBC Today Interview with Solidarity Center Staff about the Lusaka Summit for Democracy (Africa)
Unions and workers across Africa need to be a part of government meetings about trade agreements, said Christopher Johnson, Solidarity Center Africa regional program director. "Worker rights need to be part of the conversation," he said. [minute 3:40]
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