Objective 1: Promote results-based social dialogue between employer and worker organizations in the Brazilian garment industry, to reduce the occurrence and impacts of gender-based violence (GBV) in the workplace.
Objective 2: Develop effective reporting channels which will permit Brazilian garment workers to report cases of GBV in their workplaces to their unions and increase the ability of these unions to be able to respond and seek suitable remedies for the victims.
Objective 3: (...)
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Empowering Brazilian Garment Sector Unions to Combat Gender-Based Violence and LGBTQ Discrimination in the Workplace
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Ethiopia: Trade Unions Strengthening Phase IV
27 May 2021, by Marion LevillainObjective 1: To identify and build the capacity of key union leaders and CETU staff to become strategic and inclusive organizers
Objective 2: To empower workers and community activists to participate in democratic practices
To increase the capacity of workers to defend their rights and achieve decent work in Ethiopia, the Center will provide training and mentoring in rights-based organizing to its trade union partner, the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions. To complement these (...) -
Global: Fundamental Freedoms for Migrant Workers in Central America (2017 Sweep-up)
27 May 2021, by Marion LevillainObjective 1: To strengthen the capacity of agricultural unions in Central America to organize migrant workers and represent them to ensure respect for basic labor rights.
To promote the rights of migrant workers, the Center will strengthen the capacity of Central American unions in the agriculture sector to organize migrant workers, identify indicators of forced labor and promote migrant worker rights through collective (...) -
LAC Regional/North Andes: Promoting Fundamental Labor Rights in Colombia and Venezuela
27 May 2021, by Marion LevillainObjective 1: To strengthen the capacity of Venezuelan unions to defend fundamental labor rights
Objective 2: To strengthen the capacity of Colombian unions to defend improvements to the labor rights legal framework and press for application of the law
To address the closing space for civil society and the growing repression of democratic freedoms in Venezuela, the Center will strengthen the capacity of union partners to monitor and report rights violations and defend basic liberties and (...) -
LAC Regional South Andes: Trade Union Strengthening in Ecuador and Peru (FOA)
26 May 2021, by Marion LevillainObjective 1: To build union capacity in Ecuador and Peru to more effectively engage employers around workplace issues
Objective 2:To build the capacity of unions in Ecuador and Peru to more effectively represent workers’ interests in social dialogue venues to protect fundamental worker rights
To support the trade union movement in Ecuador and Peru to achieve a unified voice that reactivates tripartite social dialogue and continues to advocate for greater enforcement of labor rights, the (...) -
Building a Collective Voice for Moroccan Women Workers in the Red Fruits Sector (OSF)
26 May 2021, by Marion LevillainThe overall goal of the project is to develop union capacity to represent workers in the red fruits sector, as a means to improve working and employment conditions in the cultivation and processing of red fruits in Morocco. The specific objectives for the proposed 24-month program are to:
1. Expand trade union reach to women berry workers in the Gharb and Loukkos regions.
2. Establish the building blocks for a trade union strategy to organize and represent berry workers in Morocco and (...) -
Advancing Labor Rights Kenya (Reducing Workplace Exploitation for Informal Workers)
26 May 2021, by Marion LevillainThe overall goal of the program is: improve enforcement of existing protections for informal economy workers and promote adoption of greater social protections.
The specific program objectives are:
i) Increased awareness of informal economy workers’ rights among unions, youth-led organizations, informal economy workers, local administration officials, communities and employers in Nairobi and Mombasa;
ii) Strengthen the ability of unions and youth-led organizations to advocate (...) -
Zimbabwe: Building Trade Union Power to Create Democratic Space in the Post-Election Period
26 May 2021, by Marion LevillainObjective 1: To strengthen the Zimbabwe labor movement’s leadership role in educating workers on their rights.
Objective 2: To increase the ZCTU’s capacity to build worker power with the protection and collective organization of the union.
Objective 3: To strengthen the capacity of worker movements to hold elected government officials accountable for the welfare of workers and the general public.
To assist the Zimbabwe labor movement to expand its international network of labor allies to (...) -
Ending Gender-Based Violence in Supply Chains in Lesotho (GBVH) (WRC)
26 May 2021, by Marion LevillainObjective
Undertake a culture study to assess workers knowledge and understanding of GBVH and their rights.
Together with it’s partner, WRC, the SC supports a multi funded program in Lesotho to combat gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work.
SC will work with partners to prevent and address gender-based violence and harassment against workers in the Nien Hsing factories of (...) -
Mexico: Advancing the Rule of Law and Democratic Worker Representation
25 May 2021, by Marion LevillainObjective 1: To build the independent labor movement’s capacity to understand and monitor labor law reform implementation
Objective 2: To position Mexico’s independent labor movement to take advantage of new opportunities for democratic worker representation
To promote freedom of association and the rule of law, the Center will support workers and local labor movement partners in leveraging the new opportunities afforded by the recent labor law reform in Mexico, which is intended to (...)
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