George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award Explained

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] The award recognizes people and entities that fight for human rights in the field of labor relations.^[2]

Grantees

• 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]

External links

• George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: AFL-CIO gives Lula 2019 Human Rights Award. March 14, 2019. Brasil Wire. September 4, 2019.
2. Web site: Today's Workplace " Mexico's Mineros to Receive Meany-Kirkland Award. todaysworkplace.org. September 4, 2019. March 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190320160223/http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2011/04/19/mexico%e2%80%99s-mineros-to-receive-meany-kirkland-award/. dead.
3. https://aflcio.org/about/leadership/statements/2004-george-meany-lane-kirkland-human-rights-award-mikhail-volynets 2004 George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award—Mikhail Volynets, President of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine
4. https://aflcio.org/about/leadership/statements/george-meany-lane-kirkland-2009-human-rights-award The 2009 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award
5. https://aflcio.org/about/leadership/statements/napoleon-gomez-urrutia-nomination-meany-kirkland-award-2011 Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, Nomination for Meany-Kirkland Award 2011
6. https://aflcio.org/about/leadership/statements/2012-george-meany-lane-kirkland-human-rights-award-labor-arab-uprisings 2012 George Meany – Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award: Labor in the Arab Uprisings
7. https://aflcio.org/about/leadership/statements/2013-george-meany-lane-kirkland-human-rights-award 2013 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award
8. https://www.solidaritycenter.org/building-wood-workers-win-meany-kirkland-award/ Building and Wood Workers win 2014 Meany-Kirkland Award
9. http://www.industriall-union.org/afl-cio-awards-tucoswa-human-rights-award AFL-CIO awards TUCOSWA Human Rights Award
10. https://aflcio.org/about/leadership/statements/2016-george-meany-lane-kirkland-human-rights-award 2016 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award
11. https://aflcio.org/about/leadership/statements/2017-george-meany-lane-kirkland-human-rights-award 2017 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award
12. http://www.dclabor.org/home/meany-kirkland-human-rights-award-winner-announced Meany-Kirkland Human Rights Award-Winner Announced
13. https://www.revistaforum.com.br/preso-politico-lula-ganha-premio-de-direitos-humanos-da-principal-central-sindical-do-eua-e-canada/ Preso político, Lula ganha prêmio de direitos humanos da principal central sindical do EUA e Canadá