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As the Haitian people continue to weather ongoing political and economic instability, the need for Haitian-led solutions is clear. The president of Haiti’s Confederation of Public and Private Sector Workers, Jean Bonald Golinsky Fatal, is helping build a labour-community coalition that is organizing for desperately-needed change.

For Raymond Basilio, union organizing is a question of life and death. As the secretary-general of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) - Philippines, Basilio draws courage from the 240,000 educators he represents.

Leocadio Juracán Salomé is the agrarian reform coordinator and a driving force behind CUPE’s partner in Guatemala, the Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA). The unexpected election in 2023 of Bernardo Arévalo, an anti-corruption reformist president, marks a crucial breakthrough in the country’s history.

When Arisleydis Hidalgo Leyva talks about international solidarity, she makes it clear that Cuba is the model. Leyva is the secretary-general for the provincial division of Cuba’s National Union of Public Administration Workers (SNTAP).