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AAFA Releases Heat Stress Guidance to Protect Garment Workers
As the world gets warmer and garment workers in the global South continue to bear the brunt of rising…
2026 Will Be ‘Stress Test’ Year for Garment Worker Rights
After a gutting year of funding cuts, labor experts discuss the outlook for human rights in fashion.
The Fight for a Fair Paycheck Is Anything But
Experts from the Fair Labor Association, the Solidarity Center and Rutgers University weighed in on fair…
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Trump Administration’s Global Labor Rights Rollback Should be a ‘Wake-Up Call’
The Solidarity Center has seen progress on collective bargaining and unionization around the world stall in…
Labor Department, Which ‘Ridiculed Supporting Worker Rights Abroad,’ Responds to ILAB Lawsuit
It said that the Solidarity Center and others' claims over terminated international technical assistance…
Can Uzbek Cotton Shake Off Its Forced Labor Problem?
Between what labor groups say is the Uzbek government's continued interference and the loss of critical…
Solidarity Center Sues US Department of Labor Over Canceled Grants
Filed by the Solidarity Center with Global March Against Child Labour and the American Institutes for…
‘A Stain on Humanity’: What Canceled ILAB Grants Mean for Fashion Production
The U.S. Department of Labor is axing $577 million in grants that strengthen workers' rights and combat child…
The Solidarity Center is On the Brink. Where Does That Leave Garment Workers’ Rights?
The Solidarity Center is the largest U.S.-based international worker rights organization that partners…
What the U.S. Foreign Aid Backlash Means for Garment Workers Worldwide
USAID actively undergirds organizations that forge long-term community, provide access to mutual aid and…
Heat Check: Searing Temps Lead to Unsafe Working Conditions in the Global South
The increase of frequently high temperatures is leading to unsafe conditions that put workers in peril across…
Can a DOL-Backed Program Turn Uzbek Cotton’s ‘Yellow Light’ Green?
A CIPE-Solidarity Center scheme seeks to improve working conditions at "all stages of cotton and textile…
From Promise to Poverty: What Went Wrong at Haiti’s Hyped Garment Park
Caracol Industrial Park's star-studded inauguration promised 65,000 jobs. More than a decade later, the $300…
4 Gildan Union Leaders Die in Honduras Shooting
The Fair Labor Association told members that the country's recent escalation of violence warranted additional…
Garment Workers Worldwide Decry ‘Dire and Miserable Circumstances’
"These are real lives, real workers and real wage gaps and the progress is simply not good enough," Olivia…