Objective 1: Improve internal union (or CSO) capacity to effectively represent workers, particularly marginalized workers such as women and ethnic minorities.
Objective 2: Strengthen the ability of unions and CSOs to advocate effectively for fundamental worker rights and drive democratic change.
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Advancing International Labor Rights in Burma (Global: Advancing International Labor Rights)
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Advancing Internationally Recognized Migrant Worker Rights Along the Andaman Sea (Global: Advancing International Labor Rights - Thailand)
21 May 2021, by Marion LevillainObjective 1: Strengthen the capacity of CSOs and worker associations to organize and advocate for access to justice and improved protections for migrant workers
Objective 2: Improve access to legal support for migrant workers to exercise their freedom of expression against labor rights violations and defamation prosecutions
The overall goal of the project in Thailand is to increase migrant workers’ use of freedom of expression and association rights and social protections in the (...) -
Using Data to Enhance Worker’s Collective Voice in the Bangladesh RMG Sector
21 May 2021, by Marion LevillainObjective
To improve factory-level negotiations and bargaining efforts utilizing public data in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sector.
The Solidarity Center will expand upon its existing evidence-based worker empowerment efforts, expertise and relationships in Bangladesh’s RMG sector to strengthen skills and foster the capacity of trade union federations (TUFs) and factory level leaders to enhance negotiations and collective bargaining through the understanding and utilization of publicly (...) -
Engaging Workers and Civil Society to Strengthen Labor Law Enforcement (Georgia/Peru/Mexico)
21 May 2021, by Marion Levillain -
Decent work along the value chain, in the platform economy and for internationally migrating domestic workers
19 May 2021, by Marion LevillainThe project is composed of six different sub-projects with separate project objectives. In Latin America, the focus is on strategy development - how can national trade union confederations promote compliance with labour standards in industries that are part of international value chains? National strategies are developed and implemented, and participating trade unions are supported in their own reform efforts.
In Bangladesh and Morocco, in cooperation with the international trade union (...) -
Strengthening unions in Latin America - fighting inequality
19 May 2021, by Marion LevillainThe project consists of five sub-projects that seek, on the one hand, to strengthen trade union organizations and their ability to influence the structuring of labor relations. On the other hand, they intend to support the democratization of union structures from the base to the managerial level and the adaptation to the requirements of differentiated societies. To develop this effect, three subprojects rely on the intensive support and participation of young people and, in one subproject, (...)
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Fortalecer sindicatos en América Latina – combatir desigualdad
19 May 2021, by Marion LevillainEl proyecto consta de cinco subproyectos que pretenden, por un lado, el fortalecimiento de las organizaciones sindicales y su capacidad para incidir en la estructuración de las relaciones laborales. Por otro lado, pretenden apoyar la democratización de las estructuras sindicales desde la base hasta el nivel gerencial y la adaptación a los requerimientos de sociedades diferenciadas. Para desarrollar este efecto, tres subproyectos se basan en el apoyo y la participación intensiva de los jóvenes (...)
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Empowerment of participation of young and female workers in trade unions and its decision-making processes in Asia
18 May 2021, by Marion LevillainThe following sub-projects are supported:
1. Accelerating Women and Youth Leadership in Trade Unions in Bangladesh to promote Decent Work and Social Justice
2. Strengthening Women Leadership within the
Trade Union Movement in the Construction Sector in India and Nepal
3. Strengthening women and youth leadership within the trade union movement for decent work in Southeast Asia
4. Promoting and Strengthening Women’s Workers Capacity and
Leadership, individually and collectively, in Seafood (...) -
Gender equality through drinking water in Rio Azul, Uspantán el Quiche municipality
6 April 2020, by Marion LevillainDescription Implementation of a water system by solar pumping and gravity that benefits 220 indigenous Guatemalan families, the project will support the reduction of diseases due to the consumption of contaminated water. The project seeks to empower women in the administration of the system through a women’s committee, this will allow them to be included and participate in other activities that generate potential in the family economy, as well as encourage participation in any field that (...)
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Égalité des sexes par l’intermédiaire de l’eau potable à Rio Azul, municipalité d’Uspantán el Quiche
3 April 2020, by Marion LevillainDescription Mise en place d’un système d’eau par pompage solaire et gravité bénéficiant à 220 familles indigènes guatémaltèques, le projet soutiendra fondamentalement la réduction des maladies dues à la consommation d’eau contaminée. Le projet vise à autonomiser les femmes dans l’administration du système par le biais d’un comité des femmes, ce qui leur permettra d’être inclues et de participer à d’autres activités qui génèrent du potentiel dans l’économie familiale, ainsi que d’encourager la participation (...)
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