Solidarity Center Report: Two Reports on Africa
Friday, July 18, 2014
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Just in time for the White House’s 2014 Africa Summit (Aug. 4-6), the Solidarity Center has
released two key reports on African working people and their unions. In “African
Trade Unions and Africa’s Future,” union leaders from a broad
spectrum of sub-Saharan African countries discuss their strategies for
addressing challenges such as the growth of the informal economy and the
struggle for decent jobs amid economic hardship and globalization. “NIGERIA:
Empowering Women, Transforming Society” spotlights a woman-run
grassroots coalition in the Niger Delta that provides a platform for women and
young people to effectively engage in the democratic political process, hold
local lawmakers accountable and achieve concrete goals in their communities
(available in English and Spanish).