Indian Workers Begin Hunger Strike Today
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Hundreds of Indian workers will rally outside the White House this morning
at 10A to launch a hunger strike. The workers – former guest workers who faced slavery-like conditions at the hands of their
employer Signal International (DC
Jobs with Justice Corner: Indian Workers to Stage Hunger Strike in DC 5/8/08
UC) – are staging the hunger strike to demand the federal government
investigate the guest worker program and abuse of post-Katrina Gulf Coast
workers. Click
here to fill out an online pledge to support the workers’ struggle.