Resources & Publications

International Cooperation

NEW! Global Network Report 2011 on

Realising decent work and social protection for all: How civil society organisations are creating change

Also available in Spanish | executive Summary in French | Arabic

Decent Work Decent Life/Global Social Protection

Event Report: Why social protection should be an essential part of the EU development cooperation strategy (Oct 2010)
Report: Protecting People, Transforming Lives: why social protection should be an essential part of the EU's development strategy (Apr 2010)
SOLIDAR intervention at the International Labour conference on behalf of the European Working Group on Social Protection and Decent Work (June 2009)
SOLIDAR demands to G20 - Turn the crisis into an opportunity to make Decent Work a reality for all (April 2009)
Brochure: Decent Work Decent Life: The Campaign So Far (Oct 2008)
Decent Work Briefings - Oct 2008
#1 Decent Work EN | FR
#2 Decent Work and Financing for Development EN | FR
#3 Decent Work and Trade EN | FR
#4 Decent Work and Social Protection EN | FR
Decent Work Case Studies - Jan 2007
Decent Work and the Textile Industry – Cambodia EN | FR | ES | IT
Midwifery as Decent Work - SEWA’s Experience in India EN | FR | ES | IT
Is Job Creation Enough to Tackle Poverty? - South Africa EN | FR | ES | IT
Is Call Centre Work Decent? - Young Workers in the Philippines EN | FR | ES | IT
Market Vendors and Street Traders- Social Dialogue in Zambia EN | FR | ES | IT
Migrant Workers and Labour Rights - China and Thailand EN | FR | ES | IT
Decent Work and the Agro-Export Industry - Peru EN | FR | ES | IT
Working in the Maquiladoras - Guatemala and Nicaragua EN | FR | ES | IT
Decent Work campaign leaflet in English, French, Spanish
View the 'Time for Decent Work' Photo Exhibition

Development/Humanitarian Projects

SOLIDAR Action plan for work in the Middle East (January 2009)
SOLIDAR Resolution on Cooperation in the Field (July 2008)
SOLIDAR Resolution on Zimbabwe (July 2008)

Global Network

Global Network leaflet in English | Spanish (May 2012)
Global report 2011: Realising decent work and social protection for all: How civil society organisations are creating change | Spanish | executive Summary in French | Arabic
Global report 2010: Decent work and the Millennium Development Goals - a promising partnership | Executive summary in Spanish | Arabic
Global report 2009: 'Doing a decent job? IMF policies and decent work in times of crisis' in EN and ES
Global Network leaflet "Civil society and trade unions working together for a fair globalization"
Read the Brochure from the 2008 Global Seminar in Lima in English and Spanish

Trade/Corporate Accountability

Letter sent to Commission President Barroso on the EU-CAN Free Trade Agreement (June 2009)

Financing for Development

Archive

SOLIDAR Resolution on Trade Policy (June 2007)

SOLIDAR/ITUC/ETUC comments on the EU Communication 'Towards an EU aid for trade strategy' (April 2007)

SOLIDAR position on Decent Work (March 2007)

Civil Society Dialogue on Trade (2005/2007)

DWDL

Learn how you can support the campaign

Discover the Call to Action in 12 languages

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Event report #5: Promoting Decent Work and Quality Jobs in the Western Balkans (Nov 2010)

Letter in European Voice on transparency of dialogue between civil society and European institutions (May 2009)

Letter in European Voice on tax havens (March 2009)

Media release: Colombian human rights lawyers investigating La Macarena mass grave in Brussels to call for stop to Colombia FTA (March 2010)
Media release: Amidst Political Controversy SOLIDAR Awards Colombian Trade Unionists with Silver Rose Award (Feb 2010)
Media release: Colombian Trade Unionists Win SOLIDAR Award for Struggle for Human Rights (Feb 2010)
Media release: EU Trade Strategy Needs Major Overhaul to Ensure Decent Work and Sustainable Development In and Outside the EU (November 2009)
Media release: The EU must Walk the Talk on Corporate Responsibility Initiatives (Nov 2009)
SOLIDAR's demands to MEPs on corporate accountability (Nov 2009)
SOLIDAR briefing on Decent Work and Trade (Dec 2008)
SOLIDAR resolution on Trade Policy (2007)
Publication:"Civil Society dialogue on trade: Reflections from South Africa, Europe, Hong Kong and the Andean region - Executive summary" English | Spanish (2007)
SOLIDAR/ITUC: Joint comments for the public consultation on a strategy for the trade and economic relation between the EU & China (June 2006)
SOLIDAR Briefing Paper: Blind Faith: Briefing on NAMA (Nov 2005)
NGOs Statement on the draft Handbook for the Sustainability Impact Assessments (April 2005)
Final Report from project: "Women Talk!" (2004-2005)

Together for Social Europe

Sign the Call to Action for Decent Work!

Comment: Partnership? Partnership!
[13/07/2012]

Video: Mobilising for Social Justice in North Africa
[13/07/2012]

Partnership in EU Structural Funds Suffers Heavy Setback
[13/07/2012]

75 CSOs and trade unions applaud proposals in draft reports on IPA II and Enlargement
[13/07/2012]

Human Rights Education: Addressing Global Challenges
[13/07/2012]