Articles from Solidarity Center

World Court Affirms Right to Strike in Landmark Ruling With Global Implications for Workers and Democracy
Historic ICJ opinion strengthens international protections for workers organizing against unsafe conditions, exploitation, and abuses of power
By Solidarity Center · Via GlobeNewswire · May 21, 2026
Solidarity Center Files Lawsuit to Challenge Termination of Global Labor Rights Programs
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Solidarity Center, Global March Against Child Labour, and the American Institutes for Research (AIR), represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, filed a lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s unlawful termination of congressionally authorized international labor rights programs.
By Solidarity Center · Via GlobeNewswire · April 15, 2025
Solidarity Center Statement on ILAB Program Elimination
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- We are alarmed and deeply dismayed that the U.S. Department of Labor has terminated funding for International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB) programs. We have received termination notices for all of our ILAB grants. This decision threatens to unravel decades of progress in combating forced and child labor, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world.
By Solidarity Center · Via GlobeNewswire · March 27, 2025