London: Demonstrate in support of Haitian workers' rights
Haiti Support Group | 22.07.2004 06:55 | Globalisation | London
Demonstrate at Levi's flagship store, 174 Regent St, central London
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12.30pm (lunchtime) Thursday, 29th July 2004
At the beginning of June 2004, workers sewing 505 and 555 Levi jeans in a factory in northern Haiti were threatened by factory supervisors, and beaten up by soldiers.
Following a one-day strike in mid-June, half the workforce - more than 350 workers assembling Levi's jeans - were fired by factory owners, Grupo M.
at
12.30pm (lunchtime) Thursday, 29th July 2004
At the beginning of June 2004, workers sewing 505 and 555 Levi jeans in a factory in northern Haiti were threatened by factory supervisors, and beaten up by soldiers.
Following a one-day strike in mid-June, half the workforce - more than 350 workers assembling Levi's jeans - were fired by factory owners, Grupo M.
With these dismissals, Grupo M effectively smashed a newly-formed trade union.
Since then, daily production quotas for the remaining workers have been doubled. Workers now struggle to make US$2 a day!
Meanwhile, Grupo M's client, Levi Strauss & Co. is looking the other way, doing nothing to protect workers' rights.
Workers have the right to form unions. Levi Strauss & Co agrees in theory, but in practice is allowing Grupo M to carry on with union-busting in Haiti.
We cannot allow this to happen.
Demand that Levi's have the workers re-instated.
Demonstrate in support workers' rights in Haiti at the Levi's flagship store in Regent Street, central London. Tubes: Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus.
Demonstration called by the Haiti Support Group, and the Batttersea and Wandsworth trade union council.
Endorsed by: No Sweat, and the First of May-Batay Ouvriye union federation in Haiti.
details: www.haitisupport.gn.apc.org
email:
geoff@bwtuc.org.uk
Since then, daily production quotas for the remaining workers have been doubled. Workers now struggle to make US$2 a day!
Meanwhile, Grupo M's client, Levi Strauss & Co. is looking the other way, doing nothing to protect workers' rights.
Workers have the right to form unions. Levi Strauss & Co agrees in theory, but in practice is allowing Grupo M to carry on with union-busting in Haiti.
We cannot allow this to happen.
Demand that Levi's have the workers re-instated.
Demonstrate in support workers' rights in Haiti at the Levi's flagship store in Regent Street, central London. Tubes: Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus.
Demonstration called by the Haiti Support Group, and the Batttersea and Wandsworth trade union council.
Endorsed by: No Sweat, and the First of May-Batay Ouvriye union federation in Haiti.
details: www.haitisupport.gn.apc.org
email:
geoff@bwtuc.org.uk
Haiti Support Group
e-mail:
geoff@bwtuc.org.uk
Homepage:
http://www.haitisupport.gn.apc.org