Interviewed by La Rel, Juan Martini, president of the Federation of Tobacco Workers of the Republic of Argentina (FTTRA), informed that there is no change in the situation of the workers of British American Tobacco (formerly Nobleza Piccardo) who were laid off nearly a month ago.
A few days ago, Grupo Calinda, a division of the company Corporación Álvarez & Marín, gathered all the workers of the Bananera Córcega packing plant and informed them that June 30 would be their last day of work. The union rejects the company’s action, requests a meeting with management, and calls on national and international solidarity for support.
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The Argentine branch of British American Tobacco (BAT) persists in its violation of the collective bargaining agreement and outsources tasks previously performed by unionized workers.
Yesterday, April 27, early morning, La Constancia, a subsidiary of the giant brewer AB InBev, and Coca Cola bottler and merchandiser in El Salvador, launched an attack against dozens of organized workers.
This is how workers of the multinational corporation Fyffes/Sumitomo live in Honduras.
The League joins IUF Latin America to stand in solidarity with Odilia Caal Có, General Secretary of her factory union SITRAWinners-FESTRAS in Guatemala.
Odilia Caal Có, local leader in a branch of the IUF-affiliated Federación Sindical de Trabajadores de la Alimentación y Afines Servicios y Similares (FESTRAS) was brutally beaten earlier this month in an attack which left her with multiple injuries including a broken rib. The attack took place in an export processing zone (maquiladora) on the premises of Winners Textil.
Having achieved no progress either in the good offices stage, the Number 1 and 2 Unions of Nestlé Graneros and the Nestlé Los Ángeles Union have begun a strike for an indefinite period of time, starting on Wednesday, August 5.
Workers organized in the Number 1 and 2 Unions of Nestlé Graneros and the Nestlé Los Ángeles Union voted on July 24 to go on strike to pressure the transnational corporation into sitting down to negotiate with Labor Ministry mediators.