Solidarity Center News
Friday, December 7, 2012
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Ten people were injured Tuesday after they were attacked by a mob of men
wielding knives, sticks and rocks at the Tunisian Labor Federation (Union
Générale Tunisienne du Travail UGTT) in the capital, Tunis. This is the third
such attack in five months. Meanwhile, Burmese trade union leader Maung Maung
and several Burmese business leaders met recently in Washington, D.C., with
investors and representatives of multinationals. The meeting, facilitated by the
AFL-CIO and the Solidarity Center, set the stage for shaping corporate
responsibility and implementing best practices as the country opens its doors to
global business. Read more at the Solidarity Center website.