by Tula Connell | Dec 18, 2019 | Americas, Asia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Equality & Inclusion, Europe & Central Asia, Gender, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Middle East & North Africa, Morocco, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Workers & Human Rights
During the recent 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, workers and their unions from Honduras to Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Nigeria and Bangladesh made big gains raising awareness about gender-based violence and harassment at work (GBVH) and demanding that...
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 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 Tula Connell | Sep 6, 2019 | Europe & Central Asia, Global Supply Chains, Workers & Human Rights
Gaspar Matalaev, a labor and human rights activist who monitored and reported on the systematic use of forced adult labor and child labor in Turkmenistan’s cotton fields, was released today after serving three years in prison on spurious charges stemming from his...
by Carolyn Butler | Jun 14, 2019 | Domestic Worker Rights, Europe & Central Asia, Informal Economy, Ukraine
In Ukraine, domestic workers formed the country’s first organization for domestic workers, including childcare workers, this week. The organization’s formation is part of a growing global movement to assert the rights of this vast, mostly hidden and primarily female...
by Carolyn Butler | Mar 8, 2019 | Europe & Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Safety & Health
An independent,12-month monitoring program by a coalition of worker rights advocates in Kyrgyzstan found that the lives and safety of working people are at significantly higher risk than official data indicates—requiring urgent changes to the country’s occupational...
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