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Dave Welsh, Thailand director for the Solidarity Center, noted: “Sawit has been out front and extremely impactful in his work to welcome and integrate migrant workers into the Thai labor movement. Given the political sensitivities within the government and the...
"It's hard to imagine a more essential worker than airport security officers in a country that relies predominantly on tourism, and yet what the current exercise of rights has exposed is the systematic undermining of basic rights," said [the Solidarity Center's]...
“But really, to make the change, there has to be institutional change … not just easy fixes,” said Neha Misra, Solidarity Center global lead for migration and human trafficking. “The systems and institutions that are used to manage migration around the world inherently make migrants vulnerable to trafficking. And yet governments don’t want to do anything about immigration systems.”
“They are targeting the most senior figure in the trade union movement," said David Welsh for the Solidarity Center, an international workers’ rights group that is advocating for Sawit and other union leaders.
"The study found that [Bangladesh] labor courts took 630 days on average to award compensation compared to the 60-day time limit mentioned in labor law. ... 'The findings of the report, while harrowing, confirm something we have known for years. That the compensation...
"In a new bid to address [gender-based violence and harassment at work], the Liberia Labor Congress (LLC) through its Women Commission in collaboration with Solidarity Center in Liberia, facilitated by other national civil society organizations (csos) including Youth...
"In its six-part podcast series, Remember Who Made Them delves into conversations with fashion advocates, philanthropists, social justice workers and sustainability experts. Some of the organizations featured in the series include Remake World, the #PayUp campaign,...
Conklin [Cambodia's country program director for the Solidarity Center] spoke with Luke Hunt about the plight of low-paid workers in Cambodia, the difficulties they are facing due to the pandemic, and what industry needs to do once the virus subsides. The garment...
Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast to explain the Solidarity Center's mission and programs, and offered observations on the status of work and workers one year into the pandemic.
“As the primary drivers of factory conditions, it’s a legal fiction to say brands bear no responsibility to contributing to workers’ legal entitlements when conditions they impose result in factory shutdowns,” said [Solidarity Center] country director Dave...
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