Major Banana Strike in Colombia Ends |
After a 13-day strike and a strenuous negotiation process, seventeen thousand workers in Colombia are returning to the banana plantations of Urabá. On May 20, 2009, SINTRAINAGRO and banana company re...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 10:29:00 GMT |
Largest Latin American Banana Union on Strike in Colombia |
Seventeen thousand workers from the banana plantations on the Northern coast
of Colombia, represented by SINTRAINAGRO, the National Agricultural Industry
Workers Union, went on strike on May 8. The ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 13:04:00 GMT |
Fight Over Panama Free Trade Agreement: Setting Stage for Colombia FTA |
With the Obama Administrations
near-term trade agenda looking distressingly similar to that of the Bush
Administrations, worker rights advocates are gearing up for a fight against
the Panama Free...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 13:03:00 GMT |
Dole Funded Paramilitaries to Kill Banana Workers and Farmers |
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Dole Food
Co. on behalf of 73 people, victims of murdered trade unionists and farmers in
the banana-growing region of north Colombia, accusing the com...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 13:02:00 GMT |
Flower Worker Strike in Colombia Ends Successfully |
On the May 6th, 2009, workers from the newly formed union SINTRAFLORES,
who are employed by two flower companies, Camino Real and Degaflores,
went on strike because their employers had not paid thei...
Posted by on Tue, 12 May 2009 12:05:00 GMT |
NEW Flower Worker Toolkit! |
Check out USLEAP's newest Toolkit which provides tips on how to take action in support of flower workers, who are mostly women, in Colombia! It includes resources to make it easier for you to make a d...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 18:40:00 GMT |
Colombian Flower Workers Gain Another Victory! |
Colombian flower workers affiliated to the independent union
organization UNTRAFLORES won their fourth collective bargaining
agreement in less than 18 months when the ASOPAPAGAYO union signed its
f...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 10:06:00 GMT |
USLEAP Mother's Day Tour is HERE! |
As part of the Economic Justice for Flower Workers Campaign,
USLEAP kicks off its worker tour "A Mother's Day Story." The tour
highlights the story of Amanda Camacho, a Colombian flower worker and
...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:03:00 GMT |
Whither Obama's Trade Agenda? |
Early indicators from the new Obama Administration on how far it will go in pushing for new rules for the global economy that would protect the rights of workers, consumers, farmers, and the environme...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:21:00 GMT |
Attacks on Unionists and Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala Continue |
A prominent human rights attorney was kidnapped on March 25 andtortured 25 before being released. The attack comes amid increasedviolence against trade unionists as well, with three Guatemalanunionist...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:55:00 GMT |
