by Carolyn Butler | Dec 17, 2019 | Europe & Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan
A salon has opened at the Center for Protection of Labor Rights for Migrant Women—a partner organization with the Solidarity Center that aims to improve access to decent jobs for people with disabilities, promote safety of workplaces, represent the interests of...
by Carolyn Butler | Nov 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Delegates to the International Trade Union Confederation–Africa (ITUC-Africa) last week passed a resolution drafted by women union leaders that will help the organization’s 101 affiliates address gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work, including...
by Carolyn Butler | Nov 21, 2019 | Asia, Bangladesh, Gender
On the seven-year anniversary of a deadly Bangladesh factory fire that killed 112 mostly young, female garment workers and injured more than 200 others, progress made by workers to improve their workplaces is threatened by the country’s crackdown on their right to...
by Carolyn Butler | Nov 4, 2019 | Europe & Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan
Since the start of 2019, more than 2,000 migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan have joined together to protect their rights abroad through the new Migrant Workers’ Union. On October 17, more than 100 union delegates came together in the town of Isfana, Kyrgyzstan, for the...
by Carolyn Butler | Oct 31, 2019 | Africa, Informal Economy, Kenya, Workers & Human Rights
Three trade unions representing Kenya’s formal-sector workers in food, health, education and metals signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with informal worker associations in their respective sectors yesterday. The agreements formalize efforts by affiliates of the...
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