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Annual survey reveals 91 trade unionists’ lives claimed
20 Novembro 2008
A worldwide total of 91 trade unionists were murdered in 2007 for defending workers’ rights. That was the grim finding of a survey of trade union rights violations published today.
This year’s Annual survey of trade union rights violations, published by the International Trade Union Confederation revealed that of the 91 trade union murders, 39 were carried out in Colombia, by far the worst offender. Guinea, featured second in the atrocity league table: there President Lansana Conte’s regime was directly responsible for the killing of 30 trade unionists during the brutal repression of union-organised public demonstrations against corruption and violations of fundamental rights. The survey also notes a disturbing upsurge in violence in Guatemala as trade unions were increasingly targeted, with four trade unionists murdered and a worsening climate of threats and harassment.
The survey, which covers workers' rights violations in 138 countries, reveals a number of disturbing trends, including collusion between some governments and employers to deprive working women and men of their legitimate rights to union membership and representation.
“Repression of legitimate trade union activities, which are guaranteed under International Labour Organization Conventions, continued unabated in every continent. Murder, violence and torture, along with harassment, dismissal and imprisonment, were all used to stop working people organising unions and bargaining collectively for decent pay and working conditions. Several governments were only too ready to openly or covertly support unscrupulous employers who deny fundamental rights to their employees,” said ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder. “Governments have failed to do enough to protect workers’ rights, either at home or in their international diplomatic, economic and trade relations,” he added.
The ITF, which backs the ITUC's call for an end to trade union rights violations, has consistently called for justice for Pedro Zamora, a dockers' union leader in Guatemala who was assassinated in January 2007, and campaigned for the release of imprisoned bus workers' trade unionists in Iran.
More information: http://survey08.ituc-csi.org/survey.php?IDContinent=0&Lang=EN
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