The Porto Social Summit is yet another step to a Social Europe This weekend, apart from the 71st celebration of Europe Day, the Social Summit in Porto (Portugal) was a crucial event, 4 years after the establishment of the Pillar of Social Rights. The Declaration and Commitments emanating from the meeting, including the resounding commitment to the EPSR Action Plan, together with trade unions and civil…
Social justice, social dialogue, social rights and feminism are key elements for a sustainable, fair, human-centred and resilient recovery in a just transition. On May 1st, International Workers’ Day, the second we are living in this context of a global pandemic, SOLIDAR celebrates the international workers’ movement and trade unions’ work to achieve social justice all around the world. Trade unions are the backbone of sound democracies and indispensable partners to ensure a human-centered just recovery from the COVID-19…
Did you know the United Nations decided on a World #SocialJusticeDay every 20th of February? The SOLIDAR Network issues the Statement “Social Justice through a Just Transition” to open a week for disseminating our member´s work and reflections around this date, hoping to contribute to the promotion of Social Justice worldwide, as a core prerequisite for peace and a just transition. Find…
SOLIDAR and SOLIDAR Foundation held an online celebration of the 2020 Silver Rose awardees on Human Rights´ Day, to demonstrate once again that the fight for Social Justice does not halt – not even in times of a pandemic. With the impossibility to hold the traditional ceremony in the European Parliament with partners S&D Group and PES, the ceremony took the form of…
Due to the current health and social crisis, the SOLIDAR and SOLIDAR Foundation Board has decided the Silver Rose Ceremony will not take place this year in person*. However, an online event will be held in honour of the winners and their work, on 10th December 2020, Human Rights Day. Please register at this link to virtually attend the event – registration…
At the occasion of the World Day for Human Rights and the SOLIDAR Silver Rose Award ceremony, the ITUC, the ETUC and SOLIDAR, reiterate their support and solidarity with the struggle of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) to promote social justice, human rights and workers’ rights in the country. Japhet Moyo, Secretary General of the ZCTU and Silver Rose…
The Recognition of the State of Palestine: time of action is now On 26 November 2020, SOLIDAR members ACPP, ARCS, ARCI, CGIL, ISCOS, MPDL, NEXUS, OPIC and Progetto Sud/UIL organised an online conference on the Recognition of the State of Palestine. With a great panel of speakers, this conference went “back in time” to the Swedish experience of recognising Palestine, looked into…
Joint Declaration: Setting the Right Priorities for a Sustainable EU-Africa Partnership Hosted by the SOLIDAR members Forum for International Cooperation (FIC) and SOLIDARITÉ Laïque, acting as SOLIDAR sub-regional coordinators in Western, Eastern and Southern Africa, the SOLIDAR Africa Regional Exchange took place from October 30th to November 16th 2020. 57 participants representing trade unions and NGOS from 22 African and European countries met online, to discuss the main challenges to…
Joint Statement: Framework Directive Minimum Income Five of our partners (EAPN, Eurodiaconia, ETUC, Caritas and the Social Platform) have been working hard over the last few weeks to highlight the support throughout Europe for a strong Framework Directive on Minimum Income. 33 European level civil society organisations (+ the Workers Group of the EESC), 45 MEPs…
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