Solidarity Center
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888 16th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006,

E-Mail: information@solidaritycenter.org
Website: http://www.solidaritycenter.org/

Purpose: To tackle the enormous challenges workers face in the global economy, the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) - the national federation that represents millions of working women and men in the United States - launched the American Center for International Labor Solidarity in 1997.
The Solidarity Center is a non-profit organization that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions. We work with unions and community groups worldwide to achieve equitable, sustainable, democratic development and to help men and women everywhere stand up for their rights and improve their living and working standards.
* The Solidarity Center and its union partners promote democracy, freedom, and respect for worker rights in global trade, investment, and development policies and in the lending practices of international financial institutions.
* Our programs raise public awareness about the abuse of the world's most vulnerable workers.
* Above all, our programs help the world's workers secure a voice in the developing global economy, and thus in their own future.
In response to partner requests, the Solidarity Center provides a wide range of education, training, research, legal support, organizing assistance, and other resources to help build strong and effective trade unions and more just and equitable societies. The Center's education programs feature training in basic human and worker rights, union skills, advocacy, occupational safety and health, economic literacy, and civic and voter education. Our programs are designed for workers, unions, and community organizations in developing societies, particularly those seeking to promote democracy and play an essential role in creating public policies in their countries.

Founded: 1997

Geographic Scope: International

Structure: Non-Profit

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