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The Solidarity Center in Nigeria joins with pro-poor and pro-democracy organizations to remedy inequalities, such as empowering women in the Kpor community. Credit: Ken Nwiueh

  In Nigeria, the Solidarity Center allies with the country’s two major labor federations, the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The Solidarity Center also joins with other labor groups such as the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) and pro-poor and pro-democracy organizations in a collective effort to remedy economic inequality and protect citizens’ civil and labor rights. The Solidarity Center also has furthered gender equality by joining with NANNM and successfully encouraging women’s leadership and involvement in the union.

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Report Breaks the Silence on GBVH in Nigeria’s World of Work

A new report by the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and the Solidarity Center, "Breaking the Silence: Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria’s World of Work," finds that gender-based violence and harassment (GVBH) at work is widespread in Nigeria, but goes largely unreported....
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‘I Feel Strong When I See Other Women with Us’

Union women are not waiting for their governments to ratify Convention 190, the international treaty that addresses gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work—they are taking action now to ensure workers benefit from the powerful rights it provides,...
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Breaking the Silence: Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria’s World of Work

An alarming 57.5 percent of women workers interviewed across all sectors for this Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) report say they experienced gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the world of work. More than one-third of respondents said that even when...
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Podcast: ‘No’ to State Violence! Reimagining Policing

Podcast: ‘No’ to State Violence! Reimagining Policing

Nov 3, 2021

Police violence, which escalated during COVID-19, is part of a rising tide of global crackdowns targeting marginalized communities, workers and young people struggling to support themselves. The latest episode of The Solidarity Center Podcast looks at how workers in...

Nigerian Market Vendors Act to End Gender Violence

Nigerian Market Vendors Act to End Gender Violence

Nov 1, 2021

A magistrate court in Nigeria this week recommended prosecution of a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor in a bustling Lagos open marketplace—and gender rights activists there say the move was the direct result of awareness training conducted with market...

Podcast: Nigerian Informal Workers Demand Decent Work

Podcast: Nigerian Informal Workers Demand Decent Work

Oct 6, 2021

Worldwide, 2 billion workers perform essential work selling goods in street markets, driving taxis or cleaning homes. The vast majority of these jobs are low wage, with no security and no paid sick leave or health care. In Nigeria, where more than 80 percent of the...

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