The George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award is an award offered annually by AFL–CIO, and bears the name of the first two presidents of the entity.[1][better source needed] The award recognizes people and entities that fight for human rights in the field of labor relations.[2]
Grantees edit
- 2000 – Luis Eduardo Garzon
- 2001 – U Maung Maung
- 2002 – Nancy Riche
- 2003 – Wellington Chibebe
- 2004 – Mikhail Volynets[3]
- 2005 – Ela Bhatt
- 2006 – International Federation of Journalists
- 2007 – Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia
- 2008 – Yessika Hoyos
- 2009 – Workers Movement of Egypt[4]
- 2011 – Napoleón Gómez Urrutia[5]
- 2012 – Arab Spring workers[6]
- 2013 – International Domestic Workers Network[7]
- 2014 – Building and Wood Workers' International[8]
- 2015 – Trade Union Confederation of Swaziland[9]
- 2016 – Maina Kiai[10]
- 2017 – Han Sang-gyun[11]
- 2018 – National Temporary Protected Status Alliance[12]
- 2019 – Lula[13]
References edit
- ^ "AFL-CIO gives Lula it's [sic] 2019 Human Rights Award". Brasil Wire. March 14, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Today's Workplace " Mexico's Mineros to Receive Meany-Kirkland Award". todaysworkplace.org. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ 2004 George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award—Mikhail Volynets, President of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine. AFL-CIO
- ^ The 2009 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award. AFL-CIO
- ^ Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, Nomination for Meany-Kirkland Award 2011. AFL-CIO
- ^ 2012 George Meany – Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award: Labor in the Arab Uprisings. AFL-CIO
- ^ 2013 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award[permanent dead link]. AFL-CIO
- ^ Building and Wood Workers win 2014 Meany-Kirkland Award. Solidarity Center
- ^ AFL-CIO awards TUCOSWA Human Rights Award. IndustriALL
- ^ 2016 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award. AFL-CIO
- ^ 2017 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award. AFL-CIO
- ^ Meany-Kirkland Human Rights Award-Winner Announced. DC Labor
- ^ Preso político, Lula ganha prêmio de direitos humanos da principal central sindical do EUA e Canadá Archived March 30, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Revista Forum, March 14, 2019 (in Portuguese)
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