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About Us
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Our story starts way back, we are passionate about labour rights, consumer protection & legal aid.
Global workers and Environmental Rights Network (GLOWERN) is a member-based organization that brings together Labour, Environmental and consumer protection organizations and individual activists in the three thematic areas across the globe.
Originally GLOWERN existed as Global Horticultural Workers and Environmental Rights Network (GHOWERN) having been established in 2012 to address Labour and Environmental rights in the Global Horticultural sector. However, moved by the gross abuse of workers’ rights in other fields of employment both in the formal and informal sector, global supply chains, the increasing rise of new forms of employment across several industries, the rise and growth of the gig economy/digital Labour and the overall effects of globalization on employment, the need for continued support to Trade Unions to regain their full power for effective representation of workers; members decided to expand their scope to cover all sectors of employment across the globe.
Although for the entire period of its existence it simply operated as a network of registered member organisation, a decision was taken to have it registered and in early January 2020 GLOWERN got incorporated in Uganda with the main objective of mapping out unified lobbying and advocacy strategies against abuses and violations of workers, environment and consumer rights in all countries of its membership.
GLOWERN’s main objective is to defend and promote the rights of workers, consumers and for the preservation and protection of the environment through accessible justice, strategic research, advocacy, tree planting, strategic litigation and campaigns among others.
We are human and environmental rights defenders focusing on three core thematic areas that is; Labor rights, Consumer protection and Environmental conservation
Main Objectives
- To promote and advocate for better Labour standards and rights of the working population in Uganda.
- To protect consumers against unfair and fraudulent trade practices, goods and services that are hazardous to their health and well-being through research and advocacy campaigns, legal and policy reforms among other methods.
- To promote accessible justice to indigent and marginalized workers by providing legal aid services through alternative dispute resolution and strategic litigation including effective referral mechanism.
- To offer public interest litigation on behalf of workers and consumers on all issues of common or public interest that affect them.
Our Values
- 1. Excellence - GLOWERN shall at all times aim to achieve high performance standards, efficiency and professionalism. It will put in place mechanisms of ensuring excellence which will include regular self-assessment
- 2. Team work - We believe working in isolation is deterrence in achieving progress, we will not depend on only individual knowledge but create synergies, to enable communities be part of the development and achieve ownership for sustainability
- 3. Committed to the vulnerable groups - It is our passion to serve those in need, especially not by their own making. We are called to serve the neediest people, to relieve their suffering while transforming their wellbeing.
- 4. Respect for humanity- We affirm the dignity and individual rights of people, donors, partners, staff and the communities we serve. Our Space is open to multi-cultures, as well as believing in ability of all, no matter their origin and beliefs
- 5. Stewardship and Integrity – At GLOWERN we believe that all organization resources are a gift to achieve work progress and as such we proclaim pro-activeness in usage, while keeping sustainability in mind, with openness and transparency in our reporting
- 6. Professionalism – At GLOWERN, we shall adhere to the highest professional standards in the management of its programmes
- 7. Transparency and Accountability - GLOWERN operations shall be guided by the value of openness. The information about its operations shall be availed for scrutiny by stakeholders as the guiding rules shall state
Come work with us
If you would like to work for an organisation making a real impact on labour rights and consumer protection, think GLOWERN.
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