Solidarity Center Report: Union Activists Strategize on Empowering Migrant Workers

More than 130 union leaders, migrant worker rights advocates and top international human rights officials from nearly two dozen countries and 57 organizations are meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, to share strategies for empowering migrant workers in Africa and map out plans for changing policies and laws to provide migrant workers fundamental workplace rights. The January 25–27 Solidarity Center conference, “Achieving Fair Migration: Roles of African Trade Unions and Their Partners” includes discussions with migrant workers from across Africa. See full coverage here and check out a photo essay on migrant workers here. photo: domestic worker Fauzia Muthoni Wanjiru

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