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MSN condemns murder of Bangladeshi union leader Shahidul Islam Shahid

Jul 5, 2023 —

Photo: Clean Clothes Campaign

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The Maquila Solidarity Network extends our solidarity and deepest condolences to the family, friends and union brothers and sisters of Shahidul Islam Shahid who was murdered for defending workers’ rights.

Sri Lanka: Garment workers struggle for survival with low wages, poor working conditions, COVID-19 & economic crisis

Jul 5, 2023 —

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MSN statement on the massacre in Choloma, Honduras

Jun 28, 2023 —

The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) joins with Honduran and international trade union and labour rights organizations in condemning the June 24 massacre in Choloma, Cortés, Honduras that left 13 people dead, including four union leaders from the Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Empresa Gildan San Miguel (SITRAGSAM). The union leaders were Xiomara Beatriz Cocas, president of SITRAGSAM, and union delegates Delmer Josué García (former SITRAGSAM president), José Rufino Ortiz, and Lester Arnulfo Almendarez.