Labour Behind The Label

"I will continue to fight for my freedom from  prison. I appeal to all the international community– friends  and comrades to continue to support democracy, freedom and justice in Thailand"

 On Monday 19th December Somyot starts his second day on trial on charges of Lese Majeste (offending the King). If found guilty at the end of his trial in May 2012 he faces a possible thirty year imprisonment.

Take action today to call for Somyot's release>>

The new LBL action card has 2 detachable action postcards.  One to send to the Thai embassy in London calling on the government to repeal the Lese Majeste laws that infringe cotizens rights and for the release of Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, a prominent Thais human and labour rights campaigner who the Clean Clothes Campaign has worked with over the years.  The other card is addressed to Somyot himself, giving him greetings of hope for the new year and space for your own message of support and solidarity.

You can order this card using the shopping cart function below.  There is a pdf of the complete card that you can browse using the pdf attachment below.

ACT NOW!

"Here I sit in a cell behind the tight iron bars, or a “jail”. All my freedom lost, I am held in custody just by myself and am barred from communicating with the world. It causes me unprecedented and deepest grievance, physically and mentally.

On June 29, Triumph's producer in Thailand, Body Fashion Thailand, announced that around half of its 4200 workers would be out of their jobs by the end of August.

Act Now!  Support these Thai and Filipino workers in their struggle.

Isabelita dela Cruz,  President of the New Unity of Workers in Triumph International (BPMTI), was on the picket line with Triumph worers when security forces moved in to dismantle their shelter and evict the workers. This is her testimony of what happened that day.

On the 4th of May 2010, protesting workers in the Philippines, previously employed by lingerie company Triumph, were violently evicted from their picket line. “We appeal to everyone to support us in our struggle, to condemn the violent dispersal of our picket and bring to justice  those who injured our colleagues” said Isabelita dela Cruz,  President of the New Unity of Workers in Triumph International (BPMTI)

Includes: - Asia Floor Wage: Taking Talks on Worker's Pay to the Next Level, Sacked Workers Turn Labour Ministry into Underwear Factory, Bangladesh: Two Killed as Workers Riot Over Unpaid Wages, Turkey: Agreement Reached at DESA Factory.

In June 2009 thousands of Triumph workers from Thailand and the Philippines lost their jobs after several factories were closed or partially closed.

They need your support to defend their livilihoods

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