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COP30: Why workers need to be at the centre of this year’s climate summit - edie As Brazil prepares to host COP30, trade unions on the ground are calling for this year's climate summit to put the needs of workers and communities at the centre. Maeve Galvin, a programme director at...

As Brazil prepares to host COP30, trade unions on the ground are calling for this year's climate summit to put the needs of workers and communities at the centre. Maeve Galvin, a programme director at FORGE, outlines why this is so vitally important. www.edie.net/cop30-why-wo...

FORGE was joined by Luisina Colombo, Journalist and Projects Officer at IFJ Latin America, at the Trust Conference 2025.

She wrote a blog post on what the insights she learned mean for press workers and the labor movement locally and globally.

www.forgefunders.org/11-12-25

What are the key priorities for a #JustTransition in Africa? Abuses linked to mining & renewables suggest a new path is needed – one which secures companies’ social licence to operate. BHRRC's Joe Kibugu explains the key points ahead of #COP30: www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/just...

The Fund prioritizes efforts led directly by workers and underrepresented groups, as well as efforts at the intersection of workers’ rights, gender justice, racial justice, and climate justice.

Learn more and apply for funding at the link below! www.democracyatworkfund.org/apply

📣 2 MORE WEEKS TO APPLY: Democracy at Work Fund Applications Due October 27th 📣

Initiatives from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Indonesia 🇮🇩 Kenya 🇰🇪 South Africa 🇿🇦 Argentina 🇦🇷 and Brazil 🇧🇷 are eligible to apply to this year’s Democracy at Work Fund.

Initiatives from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Indonesia 🇮🇩 Kenya 🇰🇪 South Africa 🇿🇦 Argentina 🇦🇷 and Brazil 🇧🇷 are eligible to apply to this year’s Democracy at Work Fund. The fund will be distributed in awards ranging from $10,000 to $80,000 per grant.

Learn more and apply here: www.democracyatworkfund.org

📣 CALL FOR PROPOSALS: FORGE Launches New Round of Democracy at Work Fund to Strengthen Global Worker Power 📣

The #DemocracyAtWorkFund pools support from multiple funders to deliver grants to frontline organizations aimed at building resilience and strengthening the capacity of worker organizations.

Today a new global coalition of organizations including Solutions for Our Climate, @mightyearth.org, @greenpeaceeastasia.bsky.social,
@publiccitizen.bsky.social, @culturalsurvival.org
& @steelwatch.bsky.social launched a campaign calling on Hyundai to clean up its dirty, dangerous supply chain.

For An Infrastructure of Commuting Migration "We advocate for shifting from irregular migration to commuting migration. Instead of criminalising mobility, let’s support the systems migrants already rely on—kinship ties, housing arrangements, and...

For An Infrastructure of Commuting Migration

“We advocate for shifting from irregular migration to commuting migration. Instead of criminalising mobility, let’s support the systems migrants already rely on.” – Abu Mufakhir labourreview.org/migrant-mobi...

For An Infrastructure of Commuting Migration "We advocate for shifting from irregular migration to commuting migration. Instead of criminalising mobility, let’s support the systems migrants already rely on—kinship ties, housing arrangements, and...

For An Infrastructure of Commuting Migration

“We advocate for shifting from irregular migration to commuting migration. Instead of criminalising mobility, let’s support the systems migrants already rely on.” – Abu Mufakhir labourreview.org/migrant-mobi...

Our new analysis reveals a rising trend in lawsuits against companies for human rights abuses linked to renewable energy projects.

Explore the cases since 2009: the key sectors, communities affected, abuses alleged, and companies involved➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...

Women on the frontlines: Tackling climate-driven violence at work Whether it's rising heat or forced migration, climate change is making workplaces increasingly unsafe for women workers. But as the risks accelerate, so is the organizing. Devex spoke to workers, fund...

"Women on the frontlines: Tackling climate-driven violence at work"

@devex.com spoke to people who are turning women’s lived experience into transnat'l strategies for structural change. Climate-driven violence is not inevitable - solutions already exist. devex.shorthandstories.com/women-on-the...

A Historic Win for Platform Workers at the ILO: What It Means for Content Moderators

By Mophat Okinyi , Chairperson - African Content Moderators Union (ACMU)

www.forgefunders.org/6-25-25

🆕 We've recorded over 6,400 attacks against people speaking out against corporate harm in the past 10 years - close to two attacks per day on average.

Attacks were reported in relation to almost every business sector and region of the globe over the past decade.

FORGE had the incredible opportunity to host a panel session, "A Just Energy Transition Starts with Workers: The Responsibility of Philanthropy" at this year's EDGE Funders Alliance Conference in Bogota, Colombia.

Check out our new blog post for key takeaways from the panel and group discussion!

🆕 We've recorded 835 allegations of abuse linked to the extraction of 8 minerals crucial for the energy transition.

As companies & states ramp up mineral extraction under the banner of the energy transition, communities, Indigenous Peoples & workers are facing abuse.

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FORGE had the unique opportunity to bring together our Democracy at Work Fund grantees for a groundbreaking peer-learning event between grassroots labor rights activists, representing 18 organizations from 10 countries.

Check out our new blog post on our learnings and observations from the retreat!

"Less than 0.1% of all philanthropic funding [focuses] on gender and the environment. However, as women workers take urgent action to defend their rights in a changing climate, funders are creating innovative solutions to support them."

How funders are addressing climate-driven violence for women workers Despite the urgent need for intersectional approaches to climate, labor, and gender justice, funders have long separated grant funding across silos, with less than 0.1% of all philanthropic funding fo...

Check out the latest article from our #WomenRising series with @devex.com: How funders are addressing climate-driven violence for women workers www.devex.com/news/sponsor...

Join us for our upcoming virtual event parallel to #CSW69 “Women Rising: Tackling GBVH in a Changing Climate” tomorrow at 10:30 ET, focused on the intersection of climate & GBVH, and the role of women leaders in driving change. Register here! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join @forgefunders.bsky.social for the upcoming virtual event parallel to #CSW69 “Women Rising: Tackling GBVH in a Changing Climate” on 3/18 at 10:30 ET, focused on the intersection of climate & GBVH, and the role of women leaders in driving change. Register here! dvx.cm/ch273y

The visit to Immokalee left participants with valuable lessons and a reaffirmed commitment to the fight for fair working conditions in the agricultural sector.

Learn more about ASTAC and the Democracy at Work Fund here! www.democracyatworkfund.org

Our partners, Fundación Avina, joined ASTAC to participate in an exchange in Immokalee, Florida, with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and its Fair Food Program. The exchange included presentations and discussions, field visits, thematic workshops, and strategy meetings.

FORGE is proud to support the Asociación de Trabajadores Agrícolas, Campesinos y Bananeros (ASTAC) in Ecuador as part of the Democracy at Work Fund.

The project aims to increase safety and protection for banana workers in Ecuador, who face historic reprisals and a challenging political context.

Turn on Your Headlights: How Funders Can Cut Through the Chaos Right Now | The Center for Effective Philanthropy Funders must act quickly to respond to recent attacks, grounding decisions in feedback and input from the communities they serve.

Turn on Your Headlights: How Funders Can Cut Through the Chaos Right Now

"Funders must act quickly to stand by their grantees and the communities they support without falling into paralysis or reactive shifts, grounding decisions in feedback and input from the communities they serve."

"We cannot work toward a green, inclusive global economy without putting people – workers, families, communities – at its core. To do this well, we need solutions to be locally owned, contextually relevant and people-first."

Why a local approach to the just transition is so important — and so effective Laudes CEO, Leslie Johnston reflects on the power of locally informed, people-first solutions to achieving just transitions in the industries driving our global economy.

Why a local approach to the just transition is so important — and so effective

From Laudes Foundation CEO, @lesliejohnston.bsky.social

Learn more about the Democracy at Work Fund and our inaugural round of grantees here: www.democracyatworkfund.org

ASTAC recently travelled to to the international conference “Solidarity and Struggle Along the Supply Chain” along with other unions from around the world to carry out analysis regarding workers' rights and supply chains and to discuss the fight for union freedom in the banana companies of Ecuador.

FORGE is proud to support the Trade Union Association of Agricultural and Peasant Workers (ASTAC) through the Democracy at Work Fund.

The project aims to increase safety and protection for banana workers in Ecuador, who face historic reprisals and a challenging political context.