Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund (ABF) | Sweden

Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund (ABF) is Sweden’s leading study association. Folkbildning is education and training outside the traditional school world. In Sweden, folkbildning takes place mainly in study associations and at folk high schools. ABF has operations throughout the country, 59 member organisations, 53 organisations with cooperation agreements nationally and 750,000 participants annually.

Website: https://www.abf.se/
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/abfsverige/

Adult Learning Wales

Adult Learning Wales is the national adult community learning organisation for Wales, committed to widening participation, promoting active citizenship and skills development. The organisation provides quality learning through a collaborative approach, with access to education from Pre-entry Level learning to Level four qualifications. Adult Learning Wales is committed to inclusiveness, cultural enrichment, health and wellbeing, and equality which improves social justice and community engagement.

Website: Adult Learning Wales
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/ALWCymru/

Arbejdernes Oplysningsforbunds (AOF) | Denmark

AOF (Arbejdernes Oplysningsforbund) is an association of local departments that conduct courses, cultural events and educational activities throughout the country. The purpose is to spread knowledge and understanding about society and culture and make Danes active citizens. The purpose is also to spread democracy in Denmark based on knowledge, development and togetherness.

Website: https://aof.dk/
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/aofdanmark/

Arbeidernes Opplysningsforbund (AOF) | Norway

The study association AOF Norway is a large, nationwide study association with a focus on adult education and continuing education. The study association is the head office for departments that cover the whole country from north to south. Key pedagogical practice includes experiential learning, self-activity, and individual needs and interaction between supervisor / teacher and participants.

Website: https://www.aof.no/

Alliance for Zambia Informal Economy Associations (AZIEA) | Zambia

The Alliance for Zambian Informal Economy Associations (AZIEA) is the national umbrella organisation for associations of informal workers in Zambia. It was formed with the objective of strengthening the voice and bargaining capacity of informal workers, most of whom previously had no formal democratic representation. It was launched in October 2002, as the result of a project on organising in the informal economy undertaken by the Workers’ Education Association of Zambia (WEAZ) and the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). AZIEA attempts to organize the unorganized, educate members on their civil and workers’ rights, establish formal collective bargaining structures between government and informal economy workers’ representatives, and campaign for policies and laws that are inclusive to the needs and rights of informal economy workers. AZIEA continues to work closely with the ZCTU, with whom it enjoys associate membership, and is also a member of StreetNet International.

Bangladesh Migrant Workers Forum (BMWF) | Bangladesh

Centro de Formação Sindical e Aperfeiçoamento Profissional (CEFOSAP) | Portugal

Centro de Formação Sindical e Aperfeiçoamento Profissional (CEFOSAP) is a non-profit, public-law vocational training centre with administrative and financial autonomy and its own assets. It promotes professional training activities for the enhancement of human resources. It extends its services to trade unionists, workers and entrepreneurs.

Website: https://www.cefosap.pt/

CEPRODE | Bolivia

CEPRODE has its headquarters in La Paz, Bolivia. It is a national non-profit. The purpose of the association is to promote and generate training and educational programmes, plans, and projects that promote empowerment, capacity building, and human and social development.

Centre for Labor and Social Studies (CLASS) | Nepal

The Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS Nepal) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation working for social transformation by promoting social justice and community awareness of human rights. CLASS Nepal supports labour rights through labour education, advocacy, awareness, and capacity building. It is a platform for employers, trade unionists, educators, and research professionals.

Website: https://classnepal.org.np/
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/classnepal

Development Institute for Training, Support and Education for Labour (DITSELA) | South Africa

The Development Institute for Training, Support and Education for Labour, or the DITSELA Workers’ Education Institute, is a union education organisation. It was founded in 1996 by the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) to help build a national integrated trade union education and training system. It was subsequently joined by the National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU).

Website: https://www.ditsela.org.za/

ENGAGE, University of Limerick | Ireland

UL Engage was established in September 2015. The aim of UL Engage is to integrate civic and community engagement into the University of Limerick’s core missions in research and teaching. Communities include local and global connections with all stakeholders in civic, public or professional spheres, with policy makers, product users, third sector organisations, community groups and residents.

Website: https://www.ul.ie/engage/node/1

Federasi Serikat Pekerja Metal Indonesia (FSPMI) | Indonesia

The Federation of Indonesian Metal Workers Unions (FSPMI) supports issues surrounding labour in Indonesia. The organisation focuses on education, health, living wages, work safety and strengthening regulations.

Website: http://fspmi.or.id/
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/kcfspmicirebonraya

Federation of Worker Education Associations (WEAs) | New Zealand

Founded in 1903, the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is a global charity and voluntary sector provider of adult education. The WEA was extended to New Zealand in October 1914, with a national body formed in 1920. There are six WEA in New Zealand, each with a commitment to the advancement, encouragement and provision of continuing and community education that promotes a just and equitable society.

Website: http://www.wea.org.nz/

Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) | Thailand

The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is an Alliance of more than 90 non-governmental organisations from Africa, Asia, Europe, LAC and North America. GAATW sees the phenomenon of human trafficking intrinsically embedded in the context of migration for the purpose of labour.

Website: https://gaatw.org/
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalAllianceAgainstTrafficInWomen/

Ibtikar | Palestine

Ibtikar is a Palestinian NGO that offers innovative youth programmes, corporate training, and consulting services to foster social innovation and entrepreneurship in the community.  Ibtikar promotes education for social innovation. Ibtikar aims to enable Palestinians to use their creativity to respond to social issues and contribute effectively to building a fairer, more caring, and equal society.

Website: http://www.ibtikar.ps/en
Social media:https://www.facebook.com/ibtikar.palestine/?_rdc=1&_rdr

Independent Democratic Association of the Informal Economy (IDEA) | Cambodia

The Independent Democratic Association of the Informal Economy (IDEA) is an NGO formed by tuk tuk, tricycle and taxi drivers, small traders, and restaurant workers in Cambodia.

Website: https://www.ideacambodia.org/
Social media:https://www.facebook.com/IDEACAMBODIA/

Indian Academy of Self-Employed Women (IASEW) | India

The Indian Academy for Self-Employed Women (IASEW)improves women and girls’ dignity, welfare and self-representation through education, capacity building, leadership training, communications, and research. IASEW educates women and girls in four major areas: skills training, literacy, research, and communication. Learning strategies include discussions, demonstrations, and participatory exercises.

Website: http://sewaacademy.org/
Social media: Facebook: Indian Academy of Self Employed Women

Institute for Social Development (ISD) | Sri Lanka

The Institute of Social Development (ISD) is a non-governmental organisation based in Kandy Sri Lanka, established in 1991 by a group of activists working in the field of human rights, labour, gender, and advocacy. ISD executes awareness programmes to empower the marginalised plantation community. Programmes focus on inclusion and governance, gender and politics, health and education, environment justice and advocacy work.

Website:https://isdkandy.org/
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/Isd-Kandy-1571402892965880

Instituto de Altos Estudios Sindicales (INAESIN) | Venezuela

Instituto de Altos Estudios Sindicales (INAESIN) is an organisation that guides workers through education, information and personal growth, contributing to the formation of the Venezuelan trade union movement. INAESIN trains union leaders in Venezuela through theoretical and practical courses with the aim that they develop strong unions capable of defending the interests of workers.

Website: https://www.inaesin.com/
Social media:https://www.facebook.com/inaesin1

International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) | Global

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is a democratic, affiliate-led federation recognised as the world’s leading transport authority. ITF fights passionately to improve working lives, connecting nearly 700 affiliated trade unions from 150 countries and helping their members to secure rights, equality and justice. ITF is the voice for nearly 20 million working men and women across the world.

Website: https://www.itfglobal.org/en
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/ITFglobal

Kenya Union of Hair and Beauty Workers (KUHABWO) | Kenya

The Kenya Union of Hair and Beauty Workers (KUHABWO) organises workers in the formal and informal hair and beauty industry and they support their members to improve their working conditions. They also defend members against harassment and exploitation, especially members in the informal economy. They provide workers with education to start cooperatives and work together to improve their skills.

Khanyisa Education and Development Trust  | South Africa

Khanyisa Education and Development Trust addresses poverty and underdevelopment through building capacity of local leadership and community structures to understand their socio-economic and political rights, by identifying natural resources, and lobbying for policies that deepen social transformation. By providing training on agro-ecological farming, the establishment of nurseries and campaigning for access to land and water, Khanyisa seeks to promote food security and food sovereignty.

Labour Education and Research Network (LEARN) | Philippines

The Labor Education and Research Network (LEARN) is an NGO in the Philippines that provides various services primarily to workers, both from the private and public sectors or formal and informal labor. Its core programs are education (trade union, political and other popular or “liberative” education), research, publications, women or gender, solidarity and networking.

Website:https://learnlabor.wordpress.com/
Social media:https://www.facebook.com/LEARNPilipinas

Labour Education Foundation (LEF) | Pakistan

Labour Education Foundation (LEF) was established in 1993 as a non-governmental organisation. It is an initiative of trade union leaders, human rights and women rights activists to organise, capacitate and advocate for workers’ rights, and provide informed input to trade unions and various civil society organisations for promoting workers’ rights.

Website: https://www.lef.org.pk/
Social media:https://www.facebook.com/LabourEducationFoundation

Labour Research Service (LRS) | South Africa

The Labour Research Service (LRS) was started in 1986 in South Africa in the midst of a state of emergency. The organisation aimed to boost the collective bargaining capacity of trade unions through providing relevant economic and financial research and information.  The LRS has evolved from a purely service organisation to a learning organisation focused on an action learning spiral of research – education – reflection to shape work and strategies.

Website: https://www.lrs.org.za/
Social media:https://www.facebook.com/labourresearchservice/

Malawi Union for Informal Sector (MUFIS) | Malawi

The Malawi Union for the Informal Sector (MUFIS) was officially registered in 2004. Members work in the following informal sectors: home-based workers, street vendors, waste pickers, construction workers, domestic workers and small-scale tea farmers. MUFIS is the national affiliate of StreetNet International in Malawi. It is also a partner of War on Want and an affiliate of the national labour centre of Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) and WIEGO. The Union’s vision is to assist, represent and educate its members to improve their businesses, and its objectives are to protect the rights and interests of members, encourage full participation by members in the union, promote legislation that is in members’ interests, and to affiliate with both local and international organisations that have similar objectives to MUFIS.

Social media: https://www.facebook.com/Mufis2022

Menningar og Fræslusamband Althydu (MFA) | Iceland

Menningar og Fræslusamband Althydu (MFA) offers various courses, often in cooperation with other schools in Iceland.

Website: https://www.felagsmalaskoli.is/

MOJA Adult Education Africa | South Africa

MOJA Adult Education Africa is an online resource for adult learning and education professionals and practitioners in the public sector, private sector, civil society and academia in Africa. In addition, managers, policy- and decision-makers and everybody who has an interest in lifelong learning can find useful, constructive and interesting content on the MOJA platform.

Website: https://www.mojaafrica.net/en
Social media: MOJA ALE

Patsimeredu Edutainment Trust (PATSIME) | Zimbabwe

Patsimeredu edutainment trust is a hybrid organisation which uniquely uses performing arts as a development communication strategy for improved development communication. The use of art as a tool presents a unique dimension in interpreting and advocating for change on different societal issues that affect different communities, and young people in particular.

Website: http://patsime.org.zw/
Social media:https://www.facebook.com/patsimetrust

Programa Laboral de Desarrollo (PLADES) | Peru

Programa Laboral de Desarrollo (PLADES) is an institution which focuses on problems in the world of work in Peru and Latin America. It maintains cooperative relationships with workers’ organisations, and with public and private organisations that promote decent work. PLADES was founded in 1991 by a multidisciplinary team of professionals with experience in the fulfilment of fundamental labour rights.

Website: http://www.plades.org.pe/
Social media:https://www.facebook.com/PLADES2/?fref=ts

Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) | USA

Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) is an industrial relations and professional school of Rutgers University. It is regarded as a leading source of expertise on the world of work, building effective and sustainable organisations, and the changing employment relationship.

Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/

Social media:https://www.facebook.com/RutgersSMLR

Sandigan Kuwait | Kuwait

Sandigan Kuwait is a non-government, non-sectarian, non-profit, and non-religious group of advocates in Kuwait that support and promote the general welfare of migrant workers in parallel to human rights. Sandigan Kuwait initiates reforms, contributes to and actively participates in labour campaigns and movements on both local and international platforms. It also supports and mentors local non-government organisations to achieve their objectives.

Website: https://sandigan.icckuwait.org/

Social media: https://www.facebook.com/sandigankw

SOLIDAR | Belgium

SOLIDAR is a European and worldwide network of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working to advance social justice in Europe and worldwide. With over 50 member organisations based in 29 countries, member organisations are national CSOs in Europe, as well as some non-EU and EU-wide organisations, working in one or more of our fields of activity. The network is brought together by its shared values of solidarity, equality and participation.

Website: https://www.solidar.org/
Social media:https://www.facebook.com/SOLIDAR.org

StreetNet International | Global

StreetNet International is a global alliance of street vendors. It was launched in Durban, South Africa, in 2002. Membership-based organisations (unions, co-operatives or associations) directly organising street vendors, market vendors and/or hawkers are affiliated to StreetNet International. StreetNet promotes the exchange of information on critical issues facing street and market vendors and hawkers, and on practical organizing and advocacy strategies.

Website: http://streetnet.org.za/
Social media:https://www.facebook.com/StreetNetInternational/

Sunderby folkhögskola | Sweden

The School of Arts at Sunderby Folk High School in Sweden offers one- to two-year undergraduate education with the opportunity to apply for vocational education in artistic work or art pedagogy. Sunderby Folk High School has about 275 participants divided into both long and short courses, with education offered during both day and evening and at a distance.

Website:https://www.sunderbyfolkhogskola.se/
Social media:https://www.facebook.com/sunderbyfolkhogskola

Työväen Sivistyliitto (TSL) | Finland

Työväen Sivistyliitto (TSL) / Workers’ Educational Association WEA Finland is an educational institution based on the values of the labour movement. Member organisations include the trade unions belonging to the Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions and its member organizations, the Social Democratic Party of Finland, The Central Association of Finnish Pensioners as well as social and cultural organizations.

Website: https://www.tsl.fi/

United Association for Labor Education (UALE) | USA

The United Association for Labor Education (UALE) is a community of educators dedicated to promoting education as an essential tool to worker training, leadership development, and equity in the workplace. It is based in labour unions, university labour education programs, and workers’ rights advocacy organisations in the United States and Canada

Website: https://uale.org/
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/UALEUnitedAssociationforLaborEducation

WEA United Kingdom

The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) UK is an educational charity promoting the value of adult education for all. It is committed to adult education for social purpose and to achieve social justice. The WEA is the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education and one of Britain’s biggest charities.

Website: https://www.wea.org.uk/
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/weaadulteducation/

Workers in Informal Economy Network (WIENU) | Uganda

WIENU is an organisation of informal workers operating from Uganda. The organisation focuses on e-learning and digital communication.

Social media: www.facebook.com/WIENU

Workers’ World Media Productions (WWMP) | South Africa

Workers’ World Media Productions is an independent labour movement media project in South Africa. WWMP produces, distributes and facilitates discussion groups, media training, film festivals, training manuals and television shows, with a primary focus on radio productions and broadcasts.  WWMP’s role as a labour service organisation is to support universal working class political and organisational principles

Website: https://wwmp.org.za/
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/Workers-World-Media-Productions-WWMP-802516283170898/timeline/

Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations (ZCIEA) | Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations (ZCIEA) is a national membership-driven organisation representing informal traders’ associations in Zimbabwe. It is made up of self- employed and informal employees engaged in small unregistered or un-incorporated enterprises, and undeclared workers.

Social media: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100017067517408