UKRAINE WORKERS: WARTIME DIARIES
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We value the dignity of work and workers. We know how all the work everyone depends on gets done–who picks the food for your table, cleans your home so you can go to the office, makes your clothes, keeps your streets clean. And at our core is every worker’s right to solve issues through collective action and to form unions.
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More Attacks on Rights of Ukrainian Workers
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Haiti Garment Workers Win Key Benefits
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Podcast: In Midst of War, Ukrainian Parliament Attacks Worker Rights
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Is the U.S. Ignoring Human Trafficking Abuses to Score Its TPP Trade Deal?
Lured by the promise of $316 a month to work on road construction, Arjunan traveled last year from India to Malaysia, where his employer confiscated his passport and decided to pay him just $36. When Arjunan protested, his boss phoned India and told Arjunan’s wife that he would cut off her husband’s leg and hand. So she pawned jewelry to buy back the confiscated passport. But even after she paid out nearly $1,400, Arjunan’s boss still won’t give it back. Arjunan’s ordeal, documented by the Solidarity Center, is typical in Malaysia, which may be upgraded by the State Department for its efforts to fight human trafficking.
Transported Like Pigs: Cambodia’s Garment Makers Risk Death Just to Get to Work
Regarding compensation to victims of workplace accidents, says Solidarity Center Country Dave Welsh, “In every situation I’ve been involved in, and I’ve been involved in a lot, it’s like pulling teeth making the government fulfill its obligation.”
West’s Fashion Industry Relies on Sweat of Asia’s Teenagers
Across Asia, millions of children toil for long hours, earning barely enough to live on, while sewing garments for fashion brands in the West. “Brands chase jurisdictions where there is extreme poverty, the rule of law is weak and it is easy for them to skirt labor laws,” says David Welsh of the Solidarity Center.
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