| Abstract |
The USAID-funded Global Labor Program (GLP) is implemented by the Solidarity Center. The current five-year program (2016-2021) promotes labor rights and access to justice for workers around the world. Specifically, the award supports country programs in Cambodia, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Georgia, Morocco, Lesotho, Liberia, South Africa, Colombia, and Mexico. There are also regional programs in Asia, the Middle East, Southern Africa, and Latin America that cover activities in 31 countries. This evaluation report focuses on the contribution of the program to policy change in a sample of five of the six country programs on four continents: namely Cambodia, Georgia, Mexico, South Africa, and Ukraine. In addition, a sixth country, Thailand, was included as part of a regional migration component of GLP. In addition to country and regional programs, GLP also includes cross-regional and global thematic programs, including migration and human trafficking, rule of law, trade union strengthening, and inclusion and equity. The Solidarity Center (SC) is the largest U.S.-based international worker rights organization. Its programs are based on the principle that, by exercising their right to freedom of association and forming trade unions and democratic worker rights organizations, working people can collectively improve their workplaces, hold employers and governments accountable, including through the legal system and be a force for democracy, social justice, and inclusive economic development. Its programs in more than 60 countries are implemented through a multidisciplinary team, both in the field and in Washington DC, and in each country as part of the GLP's global strategy, there is also a focus on human and worker rights awareness, trade union development and strengthening, occupational safety and health, advocating for racial and gender equality, advancing legal strategies, protecting migrant workers and ending human trafficking and supporting informal economy workers. In 2016, USAID issued the Solidarity Center a five-year cooperative agreement to implement the Global Labor Program (GLP), which operates in 25 countries and uses a broad range of approaches to support worker rights. The program has the overall goal of improving the dignity, prosperity, and quality of life for working people worldwide. |
