Left behind?: Maquila workers in Central America and the COVID19 crisis About 400.000 people working in the maquilas (factories in the free trade zone) in Central America, are at risk to be left behind due to the coronavirus crisis. The group includes mostly women, many of them poor, with low level of education, single mothers, head of…
Impact of COVID-19 in Central America: Economic and Social Rights cannot be kept on hold! SOLIDAR members in Central America joined together to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on the region, looking particularly to economic and social rights – enabling environment, decent work and access to health. This analysis also includes recommendations to the European Union to…
SOLIDAR network is active in Colombia with its partner organisation to enhance the progressive implementation of Economic and Social Rights, namely freedom of association, the right to social protection and decent work for all. In 2019, our network held two meetings – led by the Escuela Nacional Sindical (ENS) – to discuss the current situation of Economic and Social Rights (ESR) in…
How can the European Union (EU) better contribute to developing an enabling space for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in El Salvador? How can the EU support the progressive realisation of Economic and Social Rights, namely Decent Work and Social Protection for All, in line with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? Led by Asamblea de Cooperación por la…
Since the advent of democracy in Guatemala, national social expenditure increased. However, major problems, such as social inequalities, persist and impact particularly indigenous people, women, and citizens from rural areas. Although some progress has been made, the country is still distressed by social unrest, stigmatization of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and individual Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), and increasingly frequent violence. Guatemala seems…
A joint Trade Union and NGOs path to promote Economic and Social Rights in Latin America In the framework of the DEVCO – SOLIDAR Framework Partnership Agreement “Organising International SOLIDARity”, 70 civil society organisations and trade unions, representing 18 countries from Latin America and Europe, met in Bogotá (Colombia) from 8 to 10 November, to exchange…
Organising International SOLIDARity in Latin America: NGOs and Trade Unions together to promote economic and social rights In the framework of the DEVCO – SOLIDAR Framework Partnership Agreement “Organising International SOLIDARity”, NGOs and trade unions from Latin American and European countries will meet in Bogotá from 8 to 10 November, with the objective of identifying joint…
The EU intends to ‘refresh’ its relations with the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries to ‘expand cooperation and build stronger partnerships with Latin America and the Caribbean, grounded on shared values and interests’[1]. SOLIDAR Members have a long record of cooperation with partners in the region, where they work to promote the full realisation…
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