Labor & Employment Law

Solidarity Center?s Union-to-Union Relief Effort Helps Haitian Workers

By James Parks

Dominican union truck drivers carry supplies to Haitian workers in Port-au-Prince.

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center acted quickly to send needed supplies and support to its Haitian partners through a union-to-union effort that provides short-term emergency aid and builds toward long-term reconstruction and strengthening of Haiti’s union movement.

You can take action now to help the Haitian survivors by clicking on the AFL-CIO Haitian Disaster Relief site here.

On its website, the center reports that its Earthquake Relief for Haitian Workers Fund has helped provide Haitian workers with:

•  Regular truckloads of canned foods, water, re-hydration liquids, plastic tarps, diapers, blankets, first aid supplies, medicine and other critical items.
• Direct funds to Haitian trade unions and labor support organizations for purchasing additional supplies, improving communication systems and outreach to workers and restoring union offices for use as shelters and food distribution centers.
• Support for union partners for developing a response to relief and reconstruction that addresses the specific needs of women workers.

 Read the full report here.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on February 16, 2010 (boomark / email).