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2026 Democracy at Work Fund Grantee Partners
Our selection process consisted of an open call, co-designed and evaluated with a Fund Advisory Committee composed of five experts, with lived and professional experience on labor rights, from different related sectors in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
We received nearly 700 proposals in total, and 15 were selected to receive awards.
Strengthening the brickmaker union, increasing membership particularly among migrants, strengthening women's leadership
Unión Obrera Ladrillera de la República Argentina (UOLRA)
Organizing sex workers to advance safety, discrimination, and access to healthcare
Asociación Civil Ammar Córdoba
Strengthening the voice, safety, and union leadership of women and diverse press workers in Argentina.
Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP)/Federación Argentina de Trabajadores de Prensa (FATPREN)
Broadening their base via organizing more informal workers, particularly women, and building up bargaining power
Amalgamated Union of Kenyan Metal Workers (AUKMW)
Organizing women commercial drivers in the gig economy
Association of Women Commercial Drivers of Kenya (AWCDK)
Supporting Indonesian nickel workers to prevent gender-based violence and harassment
Research Center for Crisis and Alternative Development Strategy (INKRISPENA)
Advocating for better working conditions in higher education, countering repressive politics in Indonesia.
Serikat Pekerja Kampus (Indonesian Campus Workers’ Union)
Advocacy on the rights and wellbeing of sex workers at national and local levels
The Sex Workers Network of Bangladesh
Increased formalisation of work for domestic workers with a particular focus on platform workers and migrant workers.
IZWI Domestic Workers Alliance
Organizing domestic workers in Brazil with an aim to increase formalization and combat discrimination
Federação Nacional das Trabalhadoras Domésticas do Brasil (FENATRAD)
Supporting rural agricultural workers facing the impacts of climate change, with a particular focus on women
Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores (CONTAR)
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