On September 27, the Solidarity Center and the AFL-CIO will present the 2005 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Award to Ela Bhatt on behalf of SEWA, the Self-Employed Women's Association.
Human and worker rights activists rallied worldwide to support Zimbabwe worker rights. Union leaders were arrested and tortured during a peaceful demonstration for decent wages, health care, and an end to 1,000 percent inflation. A U.S. labor delegation was turned away from entering the country. Read more