Haiti: Stop union-busting, respect workers' rights!

[LincolnMcGrath]

Haiti has been all over the news for the last couple of weeks, but I can
almost guarantee that you haven't heard this story yet.

On Monday this week, 34 textile workers in northeast Haiti, members of a
union, were fired. The next day, as fellow workers moved to take action
in their defense, armed "rebel" forces arrived at the factory -- invited
there by management. Some workers were handcuffed. Others were beaten
up. The remaining workers were terrorized into returning to work.

In all the news coverage of the rebellion, of President Jean Bertrand
Aristide's departure from the country and the controversy surrounding
it, little attention has been paid to this brazen attempt at union-busting.

The union in Haiti has asked all of us to send a strong message of
protest not only the company (in the neighboring Dominican Republic),
but also to the Levi Strauss company, which is a major customer.

Please take a moment and go to http://www.labourstart.org/haiti/ to make
your voice heard.

And please pass on this message to your fellow workers.

Thanks very much.

[AP]

1. The leader of the coup is a sweatshop owner. Levi Straus is a company

falling apart. Put the pieces together.

This is the "context" that, for example, NPR isn't giving people.

http://www.npr.org/yourturn/ombudsman/

[bushisanidiot]

2. Any Wonder Why The Cheap Labor Repukes Are In Favor of Aristede's Ousting?

how convenient. I guess their kickback $$ from the "war on drugs" should start picking up again soon too.. thank goodness Phillipe is in charge or it would chaos! :P

[bigtree]

3. Done

Thank you.

[LincolnMcGrath]

4. bòt

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