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2010
15 November 2010
Washington, DC - November 15
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins 2000 other special guests to honor Ela Bhatt, founder of SEWA, at the 2010 GFI Fairness Award at the Kennedy Center Opera House.
...Read Secretary Clinton's Speech »3 November 2010
GFI's Ghana Shea Nut Economic Empowerment Program has received a 2010 Seed Initiative Award along with 30 other programs recognized as "innovative start-up ventures." The Ghana program, with the Pag Sung Shea Nut Association, is aimed at providing better access to markets, financing and economic empowerment for women
Shea nut producers in Northern Ghana.
...Read the Press Release
Learn more about the Seed Award »11 October 2010
Las Vegas, NV - October 11
President Clinton joined Jan Jones and hundreds of supporters from Harrah's and the Las Vegas Asian American community to support GFI's saltLantern Campaign.
...Read more at Vegas News »11 October 2010
GFI founder, Karen Tramontano and partners from the Harrah's Foundation, Aervoe Inc. and SEWA are featured on NPR to discuss the GFI "saltLantern" Campaign which is bringing renewable energy from Nevada to women salt farmers in India...visit the KNPR site
...listen to the interview »3 June 2010
The Salt Workers Empowerment Program is chosen as finalist for the Ashoka, Exxon & ICRW Women, Tools & Technology challenge.
Read the Report » or
Read the PILAR Blog »
2009
30 June 2009
Washington, DC - June 30
Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs joins GFI Board. ...»21 May 2009
GFI and the John H. Chafee Center Center for International Business at Bryant University join forces to bring market-based innovations to small-holder producer communities....»
19 May 2009
Guatemala City - May 19
GFI releases report on data capacity in Guatemala as part of the first phase of a program to address Informal Sector rights and realities.
Read the Report » or
Read the PILAR Blog »2 April 2009
Richard Nordstrom joins the GFI Board of Directors. Chief Executive of McCann Healthcare Worldwide joins GFI Board of Directors bringing global heath and communications leadership to the GFI team....»
7 March 2009
5 January 2009:
January 2009:
GFI joins the Government of Guatemala and the Fundaci&on Mario Lopez Larrave in Tripartite Agreement to address informal sector labor rights.
read the agreement »
2008
11 July 2008:
GFI and Salvadoran Government promote competitiveness through improved labor rights »
11 July 2008
GFI and Guatemalan Government promote competitiveness through improved labor rights »
11 July 2008
Global Fairness Initiative launches effort to promote labor rights in Guatemala, El Salvador »
15 April 2008
-GFI and Salvadoran Government promote competitiveness through improved labor rights »
18 April 2008
GFI hosts roundtable with the Presidents of India and Mexico »
23 October 2008
3 October 2007
Global Fairness Initiative heralded in Bill Clinton’s new book »
11 July 2006
International Trade Leader Grant Aldonas Joins the Board of the Global Fairness Initiative »
27 February 2005
31 May 2005
31 October 2005
Winds of Change: Opinion editorial, John Audley The Wall Street Journal Europe »
6 December 2005
The Case for Ending Subsidies is Yet to be Won: Opinion editorial, John Audley, Financial Times »
2005
1 March 2004
Ukraine's Tipping Point: Opinion editorial, Jackson Diehl, Washington Post »
8 March 2004
How to Help Ukraine Vote: Opinion editorial, Madeline K. Albright, New York Times »
22 July 2004
6 December 2004
14 January 2003
Clinton, World Leaders, Launch New Globalization Initiative »
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
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Reports
PILAR (Promoting Informal Labor Rights)
Guatemala
- Roadmap to Formalization - Guatemala & Nicaragua
English Version »
Versíon Espaniol »
- Data Assessment
English Version »
Versíon Espaniol »
- Action Plan
Action Plan for Improving
Guatemala's Statistical Capacity (Spanish Only)
Plan de Accion Guatemala
Versíon Espaniol »
- Survey
Perceptions on Informality: Results of stakeholder public opinion survey of Guatemala's informal sector(Spanish Only)
Versíon Espaniol »
English Version »
Versíon Espaniol »
English Version »
Versíon Espaniol »
Action Plan for Improving Guatemala's Statistical Capacity (Spanish Only)
Plan de Accion Guatemala
Versíon Espaniol »
Perceptions on Informality: Results of stakeholder public opinion survey of Guatemala's informal sector(Spanish Only)
Versíon Espaniol »
Nicaragua
- Data Assessment Report
English Version »
Versíon Espaniol »
- Action Plan
Action Plan for Improving
Nicaragua's Statistical Capacity (Spanish Only)
Plan de Accion Nicaragua
Versíon Espaniol »
- Survey
-results of stakeholder public opinion survey of Nicaragua's informal sector
Entrevista Poblacions General 2009
Versíon Espaniol »
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English Version »
Versíon Espaniol »
Action Plan for Improving Nicaragua's Statistical Capacity (Spanish Only)
Plan de Accion Nicaragua
Versíon Espaniol »
-results of stakeholder public opinion survey of Nicaragua's informal sector
Entrevista Poblacions General 2009 Versíon Espaniol »
3rd Party
ILO Report
Report of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization, International Labor Organization
Read Report »Reconciling Trade and Poverty Reduction Full Report
John Audley, July 2004
Read Report »NAFTA's Promise and Reality: Lessons from Mexico for the Hemisphere
John Audley, editor, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, November 2003
Read Report »The Cancún Circus: A Worn-Out Act by Rich Nations
Opinion editorial, John Audley, International Herald Tribune, September 18, 2002
Read Article »Decoding Cancun: Hard Decisions for a Development Round
John Audley, George Perkovich, Sandra Polaski, Scott Vaughan. Publisher: Carnegie, Policy Brief No. 26, August 2003
Read Brief »Politics and Parallel Negotiations: Environment and Trade in the Western Hemisphere
By John Audley, Edward Sherwin. Publisher: Carnegie, Carnegie Paper No. 25, April 2002
Read Paper »Overhauling the WTO: Opportunity at Doha and Beyond
By Ann M. Florini, John Audley. Publisher: Carnegie Policy Brief No. 6, September 2001
Read Brief »GFI MEDIA LIBRARY
GFI's work in Guatemala
See the Guatevision report on PILAR data assessment release and GFI work on informal sector issues.
Interview with José María
Hear the "One on One" interview with GFI Board Chair, José María Figueres.
Poverty in India
Learn about the conditions of the working poor in India.
GFI Founder at Bryant U.
