Date of publication: October 22, 2009
Source: The Union Edge
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Today we talked with with Bama Athreya of the International Labor Rights Forum [2].
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The ILRF Started before China became a powerhouse... Bama got involved at a young age in Indonesia... All about getting pressure in industrialized countries to force companies in developing nations to treat workers fairly... Dole worked with the military to ensure their workers in the Philippines couldn't organize... Dole operates in Colombia and there is evidence that their workers have been murdered by para-military...the IUF [4] and AFLCIO [5] is helping in the campaign...The American Federation of Teachers' & the ILRF are trying to stop the worst child and slave labor issue in the world [6]... Talking about the Foul Ball campaign; at the end of the day why do we as a country still allow imports that were made by children? If CEO pay was lower consumers wouldn't even have to pay as much for fair trade and American products...Finish up talking about the importance of what we do and how it helps International Solidarity... Just one action by you can really help the fight around the world!