Description of the project
To promote freedom of association and increase the capacity of workers to strategically advance and defend their rights and achieve decent work in Ethiopia, the Center will support the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) to strengthen its internal capacity in rights-based organizing. In addition, the Center will assist CETU and worker associations in marginalized areas in Ethiopia to participate in democratic practices through civic participation and (...)
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Ethiopia Trade Union Strengthening Phase V
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Kenya: East Africa: Strengthening Trade Union Advocacy and Democratic Practices
24 de agosto de 2021, por Marion LevillainDescription of the project
To promote freedom of association and good governance, the Center will support trade union capacity building for rights advocacy at the subregional level in East Africa and the national level in Kenya and Somalia, including: advocacy for an East Africa social security portability law; Somalian union capacity to advance labor rights; and Kenya union advocacy and capacity for improved policy reform, implementation, and accountability to protect the rights of (...) -
Kenya: Promoting Labor Rights for Marginalized Workers Phase IV
24 de agosto de 2021, por Marion LevillainDescription of the project
To protect the rights of informal economy workers, the Center will support trade union efforts to organize informal economy workers, build rights advocacy skills for journalists from marginalized regions, enhance the capacity of informal economy workers through training and certification, equip partner union activists with comprehensive research skills, and expand unions’ awareness on migrant worker rights and advocacy for safe migration mechanisms
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Europe Regional: Consolidating a Knowledge and Resource Hub in Europe to Support Unions Fighting Corruption During a Global Crisis Strategic Cooperation Fund: Democratic Governance
24 de agosto de 2021, por Marion LevillainObjective 1: To further develop the knowledge and resource hub at the Labor Initiatives NGO in Kyiv, Ukraine, providing legal protection, support, information and representation to union leaders, union activists, and whistleblowers involved in the fight to combat corruption
Objective 2: To advance the capacity of trade unions to combat corruption at the regional, national, and local levels, and promote public awareness of these (...) -
Defending migrant worker rights in Jordan Phase II
23 de agosto de 2021, por Marion LevillainProject Objective: Strengthen the capacity of worker led organizations in Jordan to enable vulnerable workers, including women, migrants, refugees, and informally employed workers, to collectively improve their living and working conditions.
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Strengthening workers Ability to Exercise their Labor Rights in Mexico
23 de agosto de 2021, por Marion LevillainProject Strategy
To improve the protection of labor rights in Mexico, the SC proposes a four-year project to build the capacity of workers, support worker engagement and organizing, and strengthen democratic worker organizations in the aerospace, mining, and call center industries, such that they become protagonists in fulfilling the potential of Mexico’s historic labor reform. The project will offer workers and their organizations expert technical assistance, ongoing skills development, (...) -
Global: Solidarity Across Regions for Migrant Worker Rights, PHASE I Strategic Cooperation Funds: Democratic Unity
23 de agosto de 2021, por Marion LevillainDescription of the project
To build the capacities of trade union and migrant rights NGO partners in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa to advance migrant workers rights, the Center will support cross-regional collaboration and learning to influence national, regional and international policy discussions and decisions that impact democratic norms for migrant workers. This work will encourage coordinated labor movement responses to more effectively (...) -
Eurasia: Fostering Workers’ Rights and Democratic Provision of Public Resources
23 de agosto de 2021, por Marion LevillainDescription of the project
To expand the capacity of organizations to protect core worker rights, including Freedom of Association, and conduct social policy advocacy around quality public services, the Center will support activities that facilitate organizing, collective bargaining, adherence to labor law, gender empowerment, and strategic planning among strategically selected partners in the education and healthcare sectors.
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NEPAL: Advancing the Rights of Workers at Home and Abroad
23 de agosto de 2021, por Marion LevillainDescription of the project
To strengthen the capacity of Nepali trade unions to advocate for the passage and implementation of worker-friendly policies and to strengthen cooperation between trade unions and migrant rights NGOs to effectively advocate for the rights of Nepali migrant workers, the Center will provide technical assistance to trade unions and migrant rights organizations, as well as offer mentorship to develop emerging leaders at the provincial and central levels.
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Innovative Training for Sexual Violence and Harassment Prevention at the Workplace with an Intersectional Feminist Trauma-Informed Framework To Amplify the Voices and Experiences of the Most Marginalized
23 de agosto de 2021, por Marion LevillainDescription of the project SC’s intersectional trauma-informed framework focuses on the most marginalized communities and how forms of oppression intersect with sexism including an examination of intersection of race and gender in relationship to power deconstructing interlocking systems of domination – specifically white supremacy and patriarchy directly tied to colonialism in the international development discourse.
Objectives 1) Develop institutional culture change by discussing and (...)