by Tula Connell | Jan 9, 2020 | Americas, Haiti, Workers & Human Rights
Ten years after a magnitude 7 earthquake destroyed a large swath of Haiti, killing more than 300,000 people and injuring another 1.5 million, workers and their families have not benefited from the billions in international aid that poured into country after the...
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 Tula Connell | Dec 6, 2019 | Americas, Brazil, Equality & Inclusion, Freedom to Form Unions, Gender, Workers & Human Rights
The vast majority of women in Brazil’s textile and shoe factories who took part in a recent study say they have experienced some form of violence at work, often gender-based violence and harassment—to the extent that “for many women, work is synonymous with...
by Tula Connell | Dec 4, 2019 | Americas, Colombia, Rule of Law, Workers & Human Rights
Colombian workers, their unions along with students, indigenous and Afro-Colombian and environmental groups took to the streets today in the third nationwide march to protest government moves that would reduce worker-rights protections, pensions and funding for...
by Tula Connell | Nov 25, 2019 | Equality & Inclusion, Gender, Workers & Human Rights
Starting today, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, activists from unions, women’s groups and their allies around the world will take part in 16 days of action with a special mission: They will mobilize their members and coalition partners...
by Kate Conradt | Nov 21, 2019 | Americas, Colombia, Workers & Human Rights
Tens of thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets across the country today, simmering with anger over the government’s moves to cut wages and pensions, restrict the right to protest, hike energy prices and reward corporations with tax cuts, among other...