George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award

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]

References
  1. "AFL-CIO gives Lula it's 2019 Human Rights Award". Brasil Wire. March 14, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. "Today's Workplace " Mexico's Mineros to Receive Meany-Kirkland Award". todaysworkplace.org. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. 2004 George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award—Mikhail Volynets, President of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine. AFL-CIO
  4. The 2009 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award. AFL-CIO
  5. Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, Nomination for Meany-Kirkland Award 2011. AFL-CIO
  6. 2012 George Meany – Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award: Labor in the Arab Uprisings. AFL-CIO
  7. 2013 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award. AFL-CIO
  8. Building and Wood Workers win 2014 Meany-Kirkland Award. Solidarity Center
  9. AFL-CIO awards TUCOSWA Human Rights Award. IndustriALL
  10. 2016 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award. AFL-CIO
  11. 2017 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award. AFL-CIO
  12. Meany-Kirkland Human Rights Award-Winner Announced. DC Labor
  13. Preso político, Lula ganha prêmio de direitos humanos da principal central sindical do EUA e Canadá. Revista Forum, March 14, 2019 (in Portuguese)


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