Intersections: Where Human Rights and Democracy Meet
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
11 episodes
9 months ago
The battle for democracy will be fought one human rights issue at a time. In this biweekly podcast from the CSIS Human Rights Initiative, host Marti Flacks tackles current events with activists and policymakers at the center of global efforts to promote human rights and build stronger, more sustainable democracies. Share your feedback at humanrights@csis.org.
All content for Intersections: Where Human Rights and Democracy Meet is the property of CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
The battle for democracy will be fought one human rights issue at a time. In this biweekly podcast from the CSIS Human Rights Initiative, host Marti Flacks tackles current events with activists and policymakers at the center of global efforts to promote human rights and build stronger, more sustainable democracies. Share your feedback at humanrights@csis.org.
Strategic Solidarity: Worker Organizing in the United States & Mexico
Intersections: Where Human Rights and Democracy Meet
36 minutes
3 years ago
Strategic Solidarity: Worker Organizing in the United States & Mexico
What's driving the current wave of worker organizing across the United States and around the world? How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the game for how companies and governments engage with workers? Human Rights Initiative Director Marti Flacks discusses the growing popularity of trade unions and the implications for global supply chains with Cathy Feingold of the AFL-CIO and Paolo Marinaro of the Solidarity Center.
Additional Resources:
AFL-CIO: https://aflcio.org/
Solidarity Center Mexico: https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/americas/mexico/
Starbucks Workers Drive Nationwide Surge in Union Organizing: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/01/1095477792/union-election-labor-starbucks-workers-food-service-representation
GM Silao Facility Workers Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of the SINTTIA Union: https://aflcio.org/2022/2/4/gm-silao-facility-workers-vote-overwhelmingly-favor-sinttia-union
Work That Pays Off: The Strategic Dimension of Labor Obligations in Trade Agreements: https://www.csis.org/analysis/work-pays-strategic-dimension-labor-obligations-trade-agreements
Intersections: Where Human Rights and Democracy Meet
The battle for democracy will be fought one human rights issue at a time. In this biweekly podcast from the CSIS Human Rights Initiative, host Marti Flacks tackles current events with activists and policymakers at the center of global efforts to promote human rights and build stronger, more sustainable democracies. Share your feedback at humanrights@csis.org.
