Golpizas y violencia
México: Defensores de derechos humanos laborales sufren ataques y amenazas; se relacionaría con defensa de trabajadores textiles
ProDesc (México), 16 mayo 2012
Colombia debe garantizar justicia frente a violencia antisindical
José Miguel Vivanco, Human Rights Watch, 3 octubre 2011
Colombia: Informe de Amnistía destaca agresiones "sistemáticas" contra sindicalistas
Amnistía Internacional, 3 julio 2007
Historias y componentes discutidos en las áreas detalladas
Autor(a): Clean Clothes Campaign
In 2012, twelve workers were accused of extortion and terrorism under the Pakistani Anti-Terrorist Act for engaging in union activities. Six of them were arrested and severely tortured at a local police station in Karachi. They were later released on...
- Áreas detalladas: Beatings & Violence Latest news on freedom of association Pakistan
Autor(a): LabourStart
Trade unionists in Colombia are consistently subjected to violence and persecution. The latest victim at a peaceful demonstration is the president of CUT and SINTRAELECOL-Caldas, Arturo Oscar Orozco. He was brutally attacked and remains in hospital in...
- También se encuentra en: Colombia: Trade union president attacked & seriously injured during demonstration for freedom of association rights
- Áreas detalladas: Beatings & Violence Colombia Latest news on freedom of association
Autor(a): Maquila Solidarity Network
On May 15…four masked men in a van kidnapped worker rights defender José Enrique Morales Montaño, a member of the Worker Support Centre (CAT) in Puebla, Mexico...as he was on his way to a hearing of at the Local Conciliation and Arbitration Board where...
- También se encuentra en: México: Defensores de derechos humanos laborales sufren ataques y amenazas; se relacionaría con defensa de trabajadores textiles
- Áreas detalladas: Apparel & textile Beatings & Violence Death threats Mexico
Secuestran, golpean y amenazan de muerte a defensor de derechos humanos laborales José Enrique Morales Montaño en la Ciudad de Puebla [México]
Autor(a): ProDesc [México]
…El 15 de mayo de 2012…cuatro personas encapuchadas…secuestraron al defensor de derechos humanos laborales José Enrique Morales Montaño, miembro del Centro de Apoyo al Trabajador (CAT)…[cuando] se dirigía a una audiencia…a propósito del trabajo que el...
Autor(a): International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Federation (ITGLWF)
The…[ITGLWF] has strongly condemned the brutal campaign waged by employers on workers and unions in Faisalabad, Pakistan…the ITGLWF’s General Secretary Klaus Priegnitz said “In July this year workers in Faisalabad were forced to go on strike to secure...
- Áreas detalladas: Apparel & textile Beatings & Violence Interference with right to strike Pakistan
Autor(a): FIDH
Since September 15, thousands of workers have been on strike at Grasberg, in West Papua, the world’s largest gold mine. Grasberg is exploited by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), a branch of the US-based company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold. The...
- También se encuentra en: FIDH: "Grasberg mine - PT Freeport Indonesia must respect workers’ rights"
- Áreas detalladas: Beatings & Violence Indonesia Mining
- Empresas relacionadas: Freeport Indonesia (part of Freeport-McMoRan) Freeport-McMoRan G4S Securicor (now G4S)
Autor(a): Intl. Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Union (ICEM)
ICEM…sent a delegation to Indonesia from 30 October to 2 November at the request of the PT Freeport Indonesia Workers’ Union...to investigate the stalemated labour dispute and strike by their mineworkers at the Grasberg mine of Freeport-McMoRan in...
- También se encuentra en: FIDH: "Grasberg mine - PT Freeport Indonesia must respect workers’ rights"
- Áreas detalladas: Beatings & Violence Indonesia Mining
- Empresas relacionadas: Freeport Indonesia (part of Freeport-McMoRan) Freeport-McMoRan
Autor(a): Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
One of the leaders of a strike by oil workers in western Kazakhstan has been shot in an apparent rubber-bullet attack, the latest in a string of similar assaults on strikers or journalists covering the walkout…Estai Qarashaev…[said] he was summoned…by...
- También se encuentra en: Stan-TV journalists covering strike by oil workers in Kazakhstan are attacked, deputy chief editor says it is "most likely" connected with their professional activities
- Áreas detalladas: Beatings & Violence Interference with right to strike Kazakhstan Oil, gas & coal
- Empresas relacionadas: OzenMunayGaz
Colombia debe garantizar justicia frente a violencia antisindical
Autor(a): Human Rights Watch
Carta a la Fiscal General Morales...Tengo el agrado de dirigirme a Ud. con el fin de retomar el diálogo sumamente constructivo que mantuvimos...en la cual abordamos el problema de la impunidad de la violencia contra sindicalistas en Colombia.....
- También se encuentra en: Colombia: Human Rights Watch study finds "virtually no progress" in obtaining convictions for killings of trade unionists
- Áreas detalladas: Asesinatos Colombia Golpizas y violencia
Autor(a): Stephen Foley, Independent [UK]
European companies…are facing criticism from [Human Rights Watch]…for allegedly exploiting weak labour laws in the US and bullying employees to prevent them from joining unions…In a report…the campaign group says that managers at Tesco's…Fresh &...
- También se encuentra en: USA: Human Rights Watch accuses European companies of exploiting weak labour laws to prevent US employees joining unions
- Áreas detalladas: Beatings & Violence Dismissals Interference with right to form trade unions Interference with right to strike USA
- Empresas relacionadas: Deutsche Post Deutsche Telekom DHL (part of Deutsche Post) G4S Saint-Gobain T-Mobile (part of Deutsche Telekom) Tesco