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Quarterly Highlights
April - June 2023

Welcome!
The Quarterly Highlights is a snapshot of Solidarity Center programs and organizational activities. The Solidarity Center works around the globe helping workers build collective voice and more just societies through organizing and advocacy.
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** SOLIDARITY CENTER CONDEMNS MURDERS OF UNION LEADERS IN BANGLADESH, HONDURAS
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A garment union leader in Bangladesh and four garment union leaders in Honduras were killed in June ([link removed]) , murders the Solidarity Center and global union and human rights organizations are strongly condemning, and which they say highlight the need for employers and governments in every country to ensure workers can safely exercise their basic rights to form and join unions.
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** 25 YEARS OF SUPPORTING MEXICAN WORKERS
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A quarter century since joining the fight for worker rights in Mexico, the Solidarity Center celebrated progress made ([link removed]) amid a historic moment for workers and their allies.
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** AFRICAN TRADE UNION LEADERS JOIN FORCES IN HISTORIC DEMOCRACY SUMMIT
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At the first official Summit for Democracy side event in Africa ([link removed]) , organized by the Solidarity Center and co-hosted by the Multilateral Partnership for Organizing, Worker Empowerment and Rights (M-POWER) and Zambian Congress of Trade Unions, dozens of union leaders discussed the essential role of unions in strengthening democracy and shared strategies for advancing more fair societies through one of democracy's essential components—worker rights. Read Washington Post analysis, including input from Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau, here ([link removed]) .


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** RIGHTS DEFENDERS, CENTRAL ASIA GOVERNMENTS UNITE AGAINST FORCED LABOR
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A major convening in May ([link removed]) brought together government representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and nongovernmental and civil society stakeholders to develop a joint action plan to combat forced labor and advance worker rights in the region.
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** BANGLADESH: IMPACT OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS, POLLUTION ON TANNERY WORKERS
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A survey of Bangladesh tannery workers ([link removed]) illustrates how industrial pollution, harsh working conditions and low wages leave workers, their families and their communities increasingly vulnerable to climate-related shocks in the country.



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** PALESTINE UNIONS CAMPAIGN TO ENFORCE MINIMUM WAGE LAW
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After pushing for a higher minimum wage in Palestine, unions now are campaigning to ensure the new law is enforced ([link removed]) . With Solidarity Center support, the Youth and Campaign Committees of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) and the Palestine Journalists Syndicate conducted a survey of workers in low-wage jobs to determine the prevalence of wage underpayment.
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The Solidarity Center Global Impact Report ([link removed]) highlights the Solidarity Center’s support of unions and civil society organizations in ending gender-based violence (GBVH) at work and showcases key outcomes, including a landmark agreement to address GBVH in Lesotho garment factories.


** IN THE NEWS
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April 2023
Under Biden, U.S. Sees Unions as Key Ally in Democracy Agenda ([link removed])

Solidarity Center, Trade Unions Launch Campaign to Amplify Rights of Students to Quality Education in Nigeria ([link removed])

May 2023
10 Years Since Rana Plaza tragedy ([link removed])

Tannery Workers Demand Minimum Wage of Tk 25,000 ([link removed])

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