Rights & Development
...putting human rights at the center of development policy
WOLA works for sustainable strategies to reduce poverty, address the factors behind migration, and protect the full range of economic, social and cultural rights.
Featured Content
Brazil’s Lessons in Rural Development
Family Agriculture, Access to Water, and Civic Engagement
21 Feb 2013
Publication
Guatemalan mining raises human rights concerns
The Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE) at Tufts University has just released a study that examines a controversial gold mining project in Guatemala
3 Oct 2011
Publication
Rights & Development News & Analysis
WOLA and Partners Stand with Fired Colombian Autoworkers
As ASOTRECOL union workers continue their hunger strike, WOLA, LAWG, and WFP rebut management's claims that no labor violations were committed
20 Aug 2012
Analysis & Commentary
Obama’s Opportunity to Publicly Express Support for Trade Unions in Colombia
Union Leader’s Murder Sends Chilling Message about Lack of Labor Rights Guarantees
12 Apr 2012
Analysis & Commentary
Obama Poised To Give Presidential Seal of Approval To Gross Labor Rights Violations in Colombia
Analysis by Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli and Anthony Dest of WOLA and Dan Kovalik of the USW
11 Apr 2012
Analysis & Commentary



