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Don’t Gut USAID – Andrew Natsios

DON’T GUT USAID trump Should Refashion the Foreign Aid Agency, Not Dismantle It ANDREW NATSIOS Foreign Affairs, February 7, 2025 Last week, the Trump administration ignited a firestorm when it issued a stop-work order for most U.S. foreign aid programs and announced that it would permanently close all 80 field missions of the U.S. Agency for […]

2024 Annual Report

GFI is pleased to share our 2024 Annual Report, with highlights of our work over the past year. Please click the image below to view the full report. We are grateful for the support of all our partners and collaborators, and we look forward to building on our progress in the year ahead.

Tunisia Launches Self-Entrepreneur Platform, Marking Key Step in Formalizing the Informal Economy

Tunis, Tunisia – The Global Fairness Initiative (GFI) commends the Government of Tunisia for its launch of the Self-Entrepreneur Platform on November 11th, 2024. The launch represents a significant milestone in the implementation of the Self-Entrepreneur Law, enacted in 2020, which aims to support the formalization of Tunisia’s informal labor market and create a more […]

GFI Welcomes Sandra Nathan and Sharon Waxman to the Board of Directors

Sandra (Sandy) Nathan is a Managing Director at Humanity UnitedSharon Waxman is former CEO of the Fair Labor Association join GFI Board The Global Fairness Initiative (GFI) is pleased to welcome philanthropy and non-profit trailblazer Sandy Nathan, and former President of the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and longtime worker advocate Sharon Waxman to the GFI […]

Kabine Komara to Chair GFI Board

HE Kabine Komara to replace President Danilo Türk as Chair of Global Fairness Initiative Board Washington, DC – The Global Fairness Initiative (GFI), a leading NGO committed to the social and economic empowerment of the world’s working poor, announced the election of H.E. Kabine Komara, former Prime Minister of Guinea, as the new Chair of […]

G20 leaders: Focus on lifting citizens out of poverty

By Karen A. Tramontano, Founder, Global Fairness Initiative and Sharon Waxman, President and CEO, Fair Labor Association This weekend, India will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit, bringing together the finance ministers of the major economic powers that drive the world’s global production. This meeting is an essential forum to address significant issues related to the […]

GFI Board Welcomes Anna Eliasson

GFI WELCOMES BOARD MEMBER AT 20TH ANNUAL MEETING Anna Eliasson Schamis, founder of the Eliasson Group, joins Global Fairness Initiative Board New York, NY – The Global Fairness Initiative (GFI), a leading NGO committed to social and economic equity for the world’s working poor, gathered in New York City today for the Annual Board of […]

In Memory of Myrtle Witbooi

It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Myrtle Witbooi, our dear friend, a GFI Board Member, and a champion of the rights of workers across the globe. Myrtle has been a guide star of the movement to secure the rights of domestic workers for nearly 60 years and she has […]

Remembering Ela Bhatt

Thank you Elaben Today our global community and GFI have lost a champion and a friend with the passing of Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). For 20 years GFI has worked in partnership with SEWA to advance the goals of dignity and prosperity for women set forth by Elaben over 50 […]

Sarah Fox, Reema Nanavaty, Rashad Shawa and Myrtle Witbooi Join GFI Board of Directors

Distinguished leaders at the forefront of worker rights, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability join community of international leaders on the GFI Board Washington, DC – The Global Fairness Initiative (GFI) has announced that Sarah Fox of the United States, Reema Nanavaty of the Republic of India, Rashad Shawa of Kuwait and Myrtle Witbooi of South […]