The issues workers face don't stop at one country's border. That means solutions must be global. Young worker leaders from across Africa came together for the Solidarity Center's Global Labor Leadership Institute to learn, collaborate, & hone skills to take on this challenge 🌍

ICYMI: The Solidarity Center recently brought together frontline experts for a dialogue on the socioeconomic realities of energy transitions & how to bridge international policy & the practical experiences of workers & their communities 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Check it out here 🔗 www.jetknowledge.org/news/putting...

Putting Workers at the Centre of Just Transition Research - IISD

This Expert Exchange explores how worker-led research is helping shape more inclusive and effective just energy transitions by ensuring workers' experiences and needs inform policy and decision-making.

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📱In this interview, Monica Tepfer from ITUC explains why the new ILO Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy is such an important milestone. 🗣️“The discussion is no longer about whether platform workers deserve rights, but how those rights will be implemented & enforced” 🔗 buff.ly/tch3Pkx

CONGRATULATIONS to the Solidarity Center's @ilawnetwork.bsky.social and labor unions in Colombia who are reshaping the country's labor law in real time. THIS is what happens when workers have the ability to participate in democratic processes ✊🏾 #Solidarity #WorkerRights #1u

Democracy was at risk in 2025 & workers had less ability to: ❌ gain fair wages ❌ ensure safe workplaces ❌ have a voice at work & in society Together with workers we can bring #democracy to life. In 2026, join us to ensure a better world for all workers! ✊🌍 #Solidarity #WorkerRights

The Solidarity Center congratulates the Sudanese journalists who not only showed the power of collective action as they deal with unsafe working conditions, but who are determined to ensure all people have access to free and fair information, a fundamental democratic freedom ✊🏾

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Shout out to Solidarity Center Rule of Law Department Director Jeffrey Vogt, and all our trade union partners and staff who drove the work to make C193 a reality.

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✊📱 Jeffrey Vogt @solidaritycenter.bsky.social explains why ILO Convention No. 193 is a historic win for #PlatformWorkers. By guaranteeing fundamental rights—including freedom of association and collective bargaining—it lays the foundation for decent work in the platform economy. 🔗 buff.ly/XpjMa75

Thuraya Abdel Rahman Ibrahim Koumi, leader of the newly formed Sudanese Domestic Workers Union, says the Solidarity Center's House of Labor provides a “safe haven, a safe house, & legal protection.” More about her union & the House of Labor here 👉🏽 sclinks.co/3RarNS7

Even in the middle of a war, these women found a way to come together and demand better working conditions. Find out how domestic workers and tea sellers formed two brand new unions in Sudan 🍵 sclinks.co/3RarNS7

Solidarity Center - Sudan Tea Sellers, Domestic Workers Form Historic Unions to Achieve Fairness at the Workplace

For years, Yusriya taught in private schools and was a skilled trainer in creating crafts. But in April 2023, war began in Sudan. And like so many women…

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These municipal workers keep their city clean. But they lacked proper workplace protections. Swipe to find how they got the word out ➡️

These municipal cleaners in Albania were not getting the proper protections at work. So they started a podcast. Here's what they had to say 🎤 sclinks.co/4f8DnoB

Solidarity Center - ‘Join Us’: Women Cleaners in Albania Use Social Media to Advocate for Safety, Dignity at Work

Wearing bright yellow reflective safety vests, women like Alketa Vrapi sweep discarded waste into shovels on sidewalks, haul large, gray garbage bins through crowds, and push brooms to collect leaves…

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Lynette is one of over 20 young labor movement leaders who recently joined together in Zambia for the Global Labor Leadership Initiative (GLLI). At GLLI, workers learn leadership skills and the power of connecting across borders, developing relationships that continue long after the program ends 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

"The rapid expansion of carbon markets across Africa is deeply consequential for workers... At its core, this is about the future of work, democratic governance, & the realization of rights." More about worker rights in carbon markets in Africa here👉🏽 sclinks.co/3T7NYZy

The Solidarity Center recently brought together 20 young labor leaders from across Africa to learn, collaborate, & hone leadership skills that will combine their collective power to help build an economy that works for them. Here's what they took away ➡️ sclinks.co/4vgbeCk

Solidarity Center - Young Worker Leaders Build Power Across Africa

The Global Labor Leadership Initiative provides participants with skills-building opportunities so they can tackle challenges facing working people—winning fairer workplaces, lifting new voices into leadership, and defending fundamental rights that create more democratic societies.

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ICYMI: NEW REPORT 💥📖 Carbon Markets, Unseen Workers: Labor Rights and Governance Gaps in Africa. Check it out here 👉🏽 sclinks.co/4470iM2

Workers 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Democracy

THE ROAD TO RATIFICATION 🚗 The @ilo.org has adopted #C193 concerning Decent Work in the Platform Economy, but the journey for workers and their unions and organizations continues. Now, the ILO's member countries must ratify the convention and align its laws and practices with these new standards. 💥

So much to celebrate lately, because WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN ✊🏾 Seven years ago today, the @ilo.org adopted Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work, the first international treaty protecting all workers from gender-based violence and harassment in the workplace. #C190

A real example of democracy in action in the workplace ⚡ Swipe to learn more about the latest worker win in Bangladesh after recent amendments to the Bangladesh Labour Act. #1u #WhoMakesYourClothes

Just months ago, Aliaksandr Yarashuk was in prison as a result of Belarus's sweeping crackdown on independent unions. Last week, he spoke in front of the International Labour Conference.

Solidarity Center - As Belarus Represses Independent Voices, Union Leaders Win Global Recognition

As Aliaksandr Yarashuk entered the large conference room and walked through tiered rows before the meeting began on June 6, he was greeted by many participants, some of whom had not seen him in years.

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Today we celebrate 15 years of International Labour Organization Convention 189 and congratulate our domestic worker trade union partners on their persistence, courage, and SUCCESS ✊🏾

The @ilo.org just adopted the first international labor standards for app-based work, establishing new protections for hundreds of millions of workers whose jobs are managed through digital platforms and algorithms. Meet the workers who helped make this happen 👇🏽 sclinks.co/4viL4zi #ILC2026

Solidarity Center - Platform Workers No Longer Invisible: Historic New Global Standard Ensures Workplace Rights

Dancing and clapping to music from speakers in the giant conference room, platform workers celebrated the creation of an unprecedented global standard that improves their working conditions and…

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IT'S OFFICIAL 🥳 After years of worker organizing and advocacy, the @ilo.org has just adopted Convention 193 on Decent Work in the Platform Economy. Congratulations to all of our trade union partners and global labor allies who have traveled this long road to a win! #ILC2026 #TimeToDeliver

Platform worker union leader Angelica Salgado shares her hopes for the @ilo.org convention on decent work in the platform economy. This convention has the potential to protect women doing app-based work around the world, who often work in precarious conditions for precarious wages. #ILC2026

ICYMI: This week, platform workers from around the world are at the International Labour Conference, joining government and employer representatives to negotiate a global convention that will establish decent work for digital app-based workers. More here 👉🏽 sclinks.co/4xq56JZ #ILC2026 #TimeToDeliver

Solidarity Center - Driving to Justice: App-Based Workers Set to Demand Decent Work in Global Treaty

If Agnes Gacheri Mwongera is lucky, after a passenger steps into her e-hailing car, she will safely reach the client’s destination. But sometimes she encounters a passenger like the one who began…

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This is why it's critical for worker voices to be in the room 👇🏽 Platform worker Sergio underscores the need for the @ilo.org convention on decent work in the platform economy to truly represent the interests of ALL workers, including those with a family to care for. #TimeToDeliver #ILC2026

Right now, our union partners are with others from the global labor movement at #ILC2026 to negotiate a new international labor standard for platform workers. We'll be there, amplifying worker voices as they bring their experiences and skills to the table.

Though platform workers have become a necessity for many people, they often lack basic necessities themselves. That's why workers like Lem from the Philippines are pushing for a strong standard on decent work in the platform economy at this year's International Labour Conference.

What is a platform worker? 🤔 #ILC2026 #Solidarity #WorkerRights

As global leaders meet to shape a new international treaty on platform work, drivers and delivery workers are making sure their voices are heard. The future of work must include rights for all workers — online and off. #TimeToDeliver #ForDemocracy 🔗 buff.ly/gpuBxYz @solidaritycenter.bsky.social