INTERNATIONAL LABOUR:
STOP THE CORPORATE SCROOGES:
The following holiday appeal came in the other day from the International Labour Rights Forum. The ILRF has identified five of the world's top Scrooges for their anti-union and exploitative work practices. So how about we all put on our holiday ghost costumes and pay them a little visit. Here's the appeal....
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Stop Scrooge! Protect the Right to Organize!
Stop Scrooge! Protect the Right to Organize!
Today, December 10th, is International Human Rights Day and the International Labor Rights Forum just released our annual report, Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2010 for the Right to Associate. This report highlights five corporations and business associations that violated the right of workers to organize around the world this year -- and you can TAKE ACTION now to stop these Scrooges!
Among other rights related to workers, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests" (Article 23, Section 4). The companies on ILRF's list use intimidation and even violence to violate their workers' internationally recognized right to organize.
The worst offenders this year are:
◙Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)
◙Chiquita
◙Dole
◙Del Monte
◙R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
You can view the full Working for Scrooge report online here.
Most importantly, you can TAKE ACTION to tell these companies to stop their Scrooge-like behavior online here.
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This message is brought to you by the International Labor Rights Forum.
Stop Scrooge! Protect the Right to Organize!
Stop Scrooge! Protect the Right to Organize!
Today, December 10th, is International Human Rights Day and the International Labor Rights Forum just released our annual report, Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2010 for the Right to Associate. This report highlights five corporations and business associations that violated the right of workers to organize around the world this year -- and you can TAKE ACTION now to stop these Scrooges!
Among other rights related to workers, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests" (Article 23, Section 4). The companies on ILRF's list use intimidation and even violence to violate their workers' internationally recognized right to organize.
The worst offenders this year are:
◙Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)
◙Chiquita
◙Dole
◙Del Monte
◙R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
You can view the full Working for Scrooge report online here.
Most importantly, you can TAKE ACTION to tell these companies to stop their Scrooge-like behavior online here.
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This message is brought to you by the International Labor Rights Forum.
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THE LETTER:
Please go to this link to send the following message to the 'five Scrooges'.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that, "Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests."
On December 10th, International Human Rights Day, the International Labor Rights Forum released its annual report, “Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2010 for the Right to Associate.” This report (http://www.laborrights.org/freedom-at-work/resources/12428) highlights five global corporations and business associations that violated their workers’ right to organize in the workplace through the use of intimidation and violence.
I am disappointed to learn from the International Labor Rights Forum that workers in your global supply chain have seen their right to organize violated.
In the coming year, I encourage you to take stronger action to ensure that your workers’ rights are protected. I will be watching closely to see the improvements you will make recognizing your workers' right to organize as described in ILO Conventions 87 and 98. I am committed to showing my solidarity with your workers around the world to ensure that their conditions improve and their rights are respected.
Thank you for your time.
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