SOLIDAR has expressed deep concern about “what is happening in the tormented land of Palestine.” SOLIDAR calls on the European Union and the heads of government who care about peace and coexistence between Palestinians and Israelis to take diplomatic and political action in the frame of the United Nations. Read... read more →
May
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May
01
In commemorating May Day 2021, SOLIDAR celebrates the international workers’ movement and trade unions’ work to achieve social justice all around the world, and joins the call to make quality and sustainable jobs creation a central objective. Read more
Apr
28
2020 Where are you working at the moment? From home, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Has your work been strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic? Yes, it has. How has it been impacted? We’ve had to cancel contact sessions, face-to-face meetings and workshops. How have you managed these changes? With lots... read more →
Apr
22
2020 Jalvat Shehzadi of the Labour Education Foundation (LEF) in Pakistan has been running a course with a group of women factory workers in Lahore and Faisalabad. Due to restrictions because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the course is being run entirely using cellphones and WhatsApp. Jalvat speaks about the process:... read more →
Apr
20
2020 Where are you working at the moment? From home (in Cape Town, South Africa). Has your work been strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic? Only a little, in terms of education and training activities. How has it been impacted? It has curbed our public education and organising/fieldwork activities and... read more →
Apr
19
2020 Where are you working at the moment? From home in Harare, Zimbabwe. Has your work been strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic? Yes, very strongly. How has it been impacted? I am working from home and cannot do certain work that requires face-to-face interactions with workers, like workshops and... read more →
Apr
18
July 2020 Where are you working at the moment? I was working full time from home since March, but now am currently in the ZCIEA office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 3 pm. On Tuesdays and Fridays, I am back working from home. I am based... read more →
Apr
17
July 2020 Where are you working at the moment? We are all working from home, since the 18th of March. I have set up an office at home and communicate mostly via WhatsApp or Skype with our organisers in the different provinces. Has your work been strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic?... read more →
Apr
14
2020 Where are you working at the moment? Since the lockdown began in Pakistan, I have been working from home. I go to the office only in the case of some very urgent matters which cannot be dealt with from home. Has your work been strongly impacted by the Covid-19... read more →
Apr
14
2020 Where are you working at the moment? From home in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Has your work been strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic? My routine was only partially impacted, since I have always worked from my home office. But all the field and training trips were cancelled. How has... read more →
Apr
14
2020 Where are you working at the moment? From home, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Has your work been strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic? There’s been about 35% impact on all the face-to-face training and work that involves travel, which had to be cancelled. How have you managed these changes?... read more →
Apr
13
2020 With South Africa in lockdown since late March 2020, Trenton and the LRS staff have all been working from their homes in either Cape Town or Johannesburg. For the first time, the LRS held its 2020 Board Meeting online. We wanted to know how it was done: When was... read more →
Apr
10
2020 Where are you working at the moment? I am working from my home office in New York, USA. Has your work been strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic? Yes. How has it been impacted? We’ve had to cancel numerous events, revise cohort programmes, and completely overhaul budget to prepare... read more →
Apr
10
2020 Where are you working at the moment? At home (in Kowloon, Hong Kong). Has your work been strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic? Yes – mostly because our meeting facilities, such as meeting rooms, need to be closed and we can’t allow any visitors. Please tell us more? We... read more →
Apr
06
Three new publications have been released by UNI Global Union / Professionals and Managers (UNI P& M) Algorithmic Management – A Trade Union Guide is a report which looks at the growing use of algorithmic management tools in workplaces across the globe. Its aim is to provide guidance for trade... read more →
Apr
06
IFWEA has released its Operational Plan for 2021, with a full programme of study circles, online training, education courses, research, and promotion of digital awareness and skills. Building on the lessons learnt in 2020, when IFWEA, alongside most other organisations globally, had to re-adjust annual plans due to the Covid-19... read more →
Mar
26
Three reports that explore trade union responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, including feedback on digital communication systems, online education, and the use of websites and online applications to build digital solidarity, have been released. Facilitated by IFWEA and regional representatives from the worker education and NGO sector, the reports cover... read more →
Mar
25
From ODL, Guatemala Labour Rights Observatory – ODL Guatemala – is an initiative of a coalition of trade unions in Guatemala, CGTG, and UNSITRAGUA HISTORICA, supported by National Confederation of Christian Trade Unions of the Netherlands – CNV International’s programme since 2018. The objective of the ODL is to monitor... read more →
Mar
23
“The WEA has had long-standing connections with IFWEA which have waned over the last couple of years. On joining the WEA as CEO we have sought to rebuild our international connections. We are both members of SOLIDAR and through this, myself and Sahra Ryklief have renewed the relationship leading to... read more →
Mar
22
The turbulent circumstances of 2020 were unprecedented. As Covid-19 became a global reality, especially when borders started shutting down and restrictions on movement and travel were imposed, we thought that much of our programme may have to change. However, through consultation and regular communication with our affiliates, it appeared that... read more →