RE: U.S. and British Unions Support Bangladeshi Workers In a major act of international solidarity, both the 11 ½ million member AFL-CIO labor federation in the United States and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Britain have released strong statements of solidarity in support of the Bangladeshi garment workers modest demand for a new minimum wage of 35 cents an hour. If the 3 ½ million mostly women garment workers win their wage increase, it will allow them to climb out of misery and at least into poverty. AFL-CIO Statement(劳联声明): http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/thisistheaflcio/ecouncil/ec08052010h.cfm TUC Statement(职工大会声明): http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-18317-f0.cfm Wake-Up Wal-Mart has also launched a massive email letter-writing campaign-pressing Wal-Mart to support the Bangladeshi workers modest demand for a 35-cent-an-hour minimum wage. Send a letter to Wal-Mart(发信到沃尔玛): http://letters.wakeupwalmart.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=2237 |