Union Solidarity International (USI) is a UK-based organisation using new media to support international trade union solidarity campaigns. It is supported by

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, the GMB, the RMT, the GFTU and a number of other UK, Irish and international unions. Inspired by the

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, as well as effective use of social media by the

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, the organisation uses technology to build member to member solidarity. USi also provides training for trade union activists on using new media for campaigning. The organisation shares a director with the

Global Labour Institute The Global Labour Institute (GLI Network Ltd) in the UK, is part of an international network of not-for-profit organisations with the stated aim of promoting international solidarity among trade union organisations and affiliated groups in orde ...

, and has a close relationship with the GLI network. As of 2014, USI was running a campaign to assist labourers in the brick manufacturing industry in

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