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Disability Rights Progress for Kyrgyzstan Stylists

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...

Africa Unions Address Gender-Based Violence at Work

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...

Bangladesh: Garment Worker Safety Gains Threatened

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...

A First of Its Kind: Kyrgyz Migrant Workers’ Union

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...

Landmark Agreement for Kenya’s Informal Workers

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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