Internship: Human, Labor, and Workers Rights-Strategic Research and Campaign Development Department
Summer Internship 2023:
Strategic Research and Campaign Development Department, Research intern
The Solidarity Center is the largest U.S.-based international worker rights organization helping workers attain safe and healthy workplaces, family-supporting wages, dignity on the job and greater equity at work and in their community. Allied with the AFL-CIO, the Solidarity Center assists workers across the globe as, together, they fight discrimination, exploitation and the systems that entrench poverty—to achieve shared prosperity in the global economy.
The Solidarity Center provides a wide range of education, training, research, legal support, and other resources to help build strong and effective trade unions and more just and equitable societies. Our programs—in some 60 countries—focus on human and worker rights, union skills, occupational safety and health, economic literacy, human trafficking, women’s empowerment, and bolstering workers in an increasingly informal economy.
The Solidarity Center’s headquarters in Washington, DC is offering in-person internships to undergraduate and graduate students and recent university/college graduates during the summer 2023. Solidarity Center internships provide a great opportunity to work for social justice globally.
Interns are required to work full-time (35 hours per week), 5 days a week, for 10 weeks. Work will be conducted from the Solidarity Center’s headquarters office in Washington, DC. Full-time interns will receive a $6,000 stipend during their internship.
Please note, COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters are mandatory for all employees and interns.
Position: Intern, Strategic Research and Campaign Development Department
Location: in-person, Washington, DC, Solidarity Center headquarters
Time-period: June-August 2023, full-time (35 hours per week, 5 days a week, 10 weeks)
Position Description: The primary responsibilities of the internship will be to assist the Strategic Research and Campaign Development Department on employer and industry research projects. The intern will receive training in strategic corporate research including employer research and supply chain analysis while supporting campaigns in organizing, collective bargaining, and the fight for democracy and worker rights in various countries in the Global South.
Responsibilities:
● Assist with researching and analyzing global industry, regulatory, and financial data sources.
● Profile key employers, sectors, and worker rights issues in specific countries.
● Track industry trends and key industry performers.
● Prepare briefing materials on relevant topics.
● Carry out research from primary and secondary sources, including Internet research and direct surveys of workers.
● Attend and/or assist with meetings, workshops, and seminars on relevant topics.
● Collaborate with the other summer intern on joint projects.
Qualifications:
● Demonstrated commitment to social justice, worker rights, and human rights.
● Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
● Good communication and inter-personal skills
● Demonstrated excellent writing skills.
● Good qualitative and quantitative research skills
● Meeting deadlines, working under short deadlines and quick turnaround
Deadline: Applications are accepted until the position is filled.
To apply: To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample (3-5 pages) to Solidarity Center Internship Coordinator, Nalishha Mehta, at nmehta@solidaritycenter.org.
Please indicate the specific internship you are applying for in your cover letter and submit all documents as Word or PDF attachments to the email. If you are applying for more than one internship, please submit a separate application for each internship. Please no telephone calls. Due to capacity constraints, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
The Solidarity Center is an equal employment opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other status protected under applicable law. Candidates from traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.