FEATURED NEWS

Dozens of Asian garment worker unions, brought together by the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), are organizing across borders in a transformative fight for living wages and human rights protections. The “Fight the Heist” campaign coordinated by AFWA and Global Labor Justice (GLJ), has focused its demands on Nike.

Over the last year, the first of these workers have committed to speaking publicly despite the risks of retaliation. On March 21, over 1,000 workers across the region will stand up together.

Take the pledge, share it widely, and support the union activists leading the fight to transform garment supply chains. Read the full blog by Noah Dobin-Bernstein, Lead Organizer with Global Labor Justice to learn more about this campaign.

PARTNER HIGHLIGHTS

Collective Change Lab has released a new Philanthropic Toolkit for Transformational Systems Change. This toolkit, developed over three years in collaboration with systems change practitioners and community leaders, aims to help the philanthropic sector adopt deeper, relational approaches to addressing societal challenges.

In 2024, the Black Solidarity Economy Fund awarded $241,500 to 36 organizations through a participatory grantmaking process with former grantees. Growing out of social movements in Latin America and the Global South, the solidarity economy provides real alternatives to capitalism, where communities govern themselves through participatory democracy, cooperative and public ownership, and a culture of solidarity and respect for the earth.

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre has released their latest report tracking migrant worker abuse in global supply chains. In 2024 they recorded 665 cases of migrant worker abuse spanning all sectors and regions of the world.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HU

February is often centered on Black history, but we’re embracing Black Futures Month - a time to uplift Black healing, Black love, and Black culture.

This year’s theme is The Future of Black Love. It calls on us to expand our understanding of love beyond romance, binaries, and capitalism, centering justice and liberation for all.

Originally cultivated by The Movement for Black Lives in 2015, Black Futures Month challenges the commercialization of Black History Month by affirming that Blackness is not a commodity - it is a tradition of resilience, radical imagination, and liberation.

Throughout this month, we’ve been:
✨ Exploring the purpose of #BlackFuturesMonth.
✨ Uplifting movement leaders and their work.
✨ Highlighting partners advancing Black love in its many forms.
✨ Reflecting on our own commitment to racial justice and equity.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

Members of the Forced Labor & Human Trafficking team will attend the Seafood Marketplace for North America Convention March 16-18. The SENA expo is an opportunity for industry, NGO, and USG reps to come together and discuss issues that face the industry. Along with many of our partners, we raise concerns about the intersection of illegal fishing and forced labor. This year's presentations include the lead researchers from the Shrimp reports in the Asia-Pacific region, which were released in 2025.

OTHER NEWS AND VIEWS

The U.S. Government’s freeze on foreign aid and the onslaught of Executive Orders have severely disrupted our nation and the foreign aid system. Humanity United is keenly aware of the ways in which these executive actions are impacting our partners and the issues we work on.

In the face of these disruptions, HU remains guided by our values and committed to our current strategies. Our belief in shared humanity continues to be central to our vision of a more just and peaceful world. HU remains steadfast in our commitment to our values, our existing programs, and our partners.

Read our full statement to learn more about our commitment to our partners.

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