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The Solidarity Center

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The Solidarity Center stands with workers everywhere fighting for fair wages, safe workplaces and fundamental freedoms – when workers have the knowledge and support to advocate for themselves, communities thrive.

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Jun 13

We're setting the record straight: The Solidarity Center is an independent, non-partisan nonprofit.

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Solidarity Center - Setting the record straight

The Solidarity Center is an independent, non-partisan nonprofit. We are not involved in U.S. political rallies, campaigns, or partisan events of any kind.

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 1d

The right to strike case continues today at the International Court of Justice where the @ituc.bsky.social and members of Solidarity Center’s @ilawnetwork.bsky.social are arguing that the right to strike should be protected under international law ✊

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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 2d

📣 Breaking update — Today, the ITUC addressed the International Court of Justice as the hearings on the #RightToStrike begin.

⚖️ ITUC is making the case that strike rights must be enshrined in international law to protect workers’ voices and democracy.

🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/Ws1PrYi #ForDemocracy

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 2d

Six months after funding for the Solidarity Center's ILAB-supported programs were abruptly terminated, our partners share what they've lost and how, together, we will endure: sclinks.co/42OBnNd

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 5d

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 5d

The right to strike is the difference between workers having a voice—a cornerstone of democracy—or being silenced. On Monday, the International Court of Justice will hear oral arguments to decide whether this right is protected under international law. Learn more here ➡ sclinks.co/3KAqrwc

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 7d

Most drivers working on digital platforms are considered "independent contractors" instead of employees according to their country's labor laws. Employers often say this gives drivers more freedom, but in reality, it just leaves them without the protections all workers deserve. #TimeToDeliver

The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 13d

Platform workers, like all workers, deserve to be paid a fair wage for a day's work. Coming together and forming unions is one way millions of app-based workers around the world are organizing for better pay, benefits and safe working conditions. #PlatformWorkers #Solidarity #WorkerRights

The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 20d

Equal pay doesn’t happen by accident. Workers win it when they have democratic unions & collective bargaining—tools that make change real & raise standards for all.

#InternationalEqualPayDay
#UnionPower
#Solidarity

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 22d

Two union leaders were released from prison in #Belarus after their arrest for standing up for #workerrights. Dozens of political prisoners remain jailed, though, and MUST be released‼️

More here 👉 sclinks.co/3K7V0co

#Solidarity#Solidarity

The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 23d

Unions are critical institutions that make it possible for everyday people to shape the societies they live in. When workers organize, they’re not just bargaining for better wages & benefits—they’re building #democracy from the ground up.

#InternationalDayofDemocracy
#WorldDemocracyDay
#Solidarity

The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 28d

Yusriya, a tea seller in Sudan, says the collective #union strength she achieved through a partnership with the #Solidarity Center makes it possible for her to better support her family. Learn more about how food vendors are organizing for a better life here ➡️ sclinks.co/47yk5a8.

#WorkerRigh#WorkerRights

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · 29d

Meet Komal. She got involved in the labor movement 4 years ago when she joined a union while working in a supermarket. Now, at just 23, she is the President of the All Nepal Health Volunteer Workers' Union, an all-women health care worker union. Listen to what she had to say about our GLLI program.

The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Sep 8

“When a living wage is denied, a strike is the workers’ last weapon.” Check out this moving piece from our partners at the Kawasaki United Labor Union, who have now been on strike for over 100 days.
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Kawasaki Workers Are on Strike in the Philippines—And We Need Your Solidarity

Kawasaki is trying to bust our union. Before negotiations stalled over wage demands in 2024, the Kawasaki United Labor Union (KULU) had represented workers at the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer’s Filipino operations for 57 years, winning good contracts for members, which kept wages strong and working conditions safe. But for the last year, management has refused to bargain

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Sep 3

According to @ituc.bsky.social, workers’ access to justice has been restricted in 72% of countries, representing the worst level ever recorded. At GLLI 2025, leaders shared how they defend & promote worker rights in the face of an ever-growing assault on workers. More here 🔗 sclinks.co/46cNqpk

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Aug 10

Agricultural workers, street vendors, tuk-tuk drivers all had a voice‬ at @ilo.org #ILC2025 where union members like our partner Saida Ouaid pushed to improve conditions for 2 billion workers. Worker power & worker democracy in action ✊🌍. More here: sclinks.co/45rWNA3.

The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Aug 8

CONFIRMED: CARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT!

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that caregiving, paid or unpaid, is essential to human dignity & must be legally recognized & protected. More on the opinion & framework for state responsibilities 👉sclinks.co/3Hs2PIX

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Jasmin Malik Chua @jasminchua.com · Jul 23

The Solidarity Center has seen progress on collective bargaining and unionization around the world stall in the three months since the foreign aid shakeups.

Trump Administration’s Global Labor Rights Rollback Should be a ‘Wake-Up Call’

The Solidarity Center has seen progress on collective bargaining and unionization around the world stall in the three months since the foreign aid shakeups.

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Jul 22

Digital labor platforms are used in more industries than you think.

@ilawnetwork.bsky.social recently launched a report that explores how workers are systemically exploited by digital labor platforms beyond transportation. Check out "Taken for a Ride 3" at the 🔗 sclinks.co/4lJ3NiW

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Jul 21

Until March 2025, the Solidarity Center's DOL-supported program in West Africa helped promote worker rights in Liberia & Nigeria. But because of the abrupt termination our DOL grants, this work has been cut short. How we're fighting for our programs in West Africa & beyond here 🔗 sclinks.co/45ejUPy

The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Jul 15

Now, due to fthe abrupt cancellation of our funding from the Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs, this work has come to a sudden end.

The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Jul 15

The labor power structures in Liberia and Nigeria are largely male dominated and our program partnered with workers in sectors that are significant sources of export revenue and employment in both Liberia & Nigeria.

The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Jul 15

By developing union leadership skills & strengthening systems that provide the opportunities for women to become leaders in the workplace, this program built the knowledge, skills & behaviors to make long-term, sustainable change.

The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Jul 15

⬇️ Listen as Deddeh Tulay, Solidarity Center's Country Program Director for Liberia, explains impacts of halting our ILAB-supported programs in West Africa because of the Department of Labor's sudden termination of our grants.

The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Jul 11

Now more than ever, working people have to stand together to win the changes we need to create fairer workplaces & more democratic societies. That's what's happening in Liberia, as rubber workers are still bargaining a fair contract 9 months after forming a union. More here 🔗 sclinks.co/46yojho

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The Solidarity Center @solidaritycenter.bsky.social · Jul 7

CONFIRMED by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Worker voices are essential to determining global efforts that address the climate crisis 🌍 Solidarity Center's @ilawnetwork.bsky.social was instrumental in ensuring workers were considered in landmark opinion. More here 🔗 sclinks.co/3GCnGZw

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